Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Deadline:
Oct 8, 2025
Auditions:
Self tape by request
Callbacks:
via zoom tbd
Shooting starts:
Oct 24, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Oct 27, 2025
Shooting locations:
York Universtiy and the GTA
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
We can accept union and non-union actors through our student agreement with ACTRA. This
is a non-paying student film and no permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the
finished film for their demo reel. We offer meals during the shoot.
is a non-paying student film and no permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the
finished film for their demo reel. We offer meals during the shoot.
Storyline
A mother and her children work together at a restaurant, and are at
odds about how much of their old life they want to share.
odds about how much of their old life they want to share.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Mother | Female 50 - 60 Years old |
Description Iranian. Mother is a rule follower. She builds a schedule and sticks to it, and will do whatever she can to help someone else. Before she escaped Iran, she was a well loved kindergarten teacher, and now works in the kitchen of a restaurant with her son and daughter. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Daughter | Female 20 - 25 Years old |
Description Iranian. Daughter is a stubborn but hardworking young woman who does not take her freedom for granted. She’s protective of her family, and passionate about her future in the culinary arts. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Son | Male 17 - 19 Years old |
Description Iranian. Son is almost your typical teenage boy in 2025. He’s learning be outwardly loving while not being cringe, but he doesn’t play around when it comes to family. Son has the least amount of memories of his childhood in Iran. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Kitchen workers | All 25 - 40 Years old |
Description The kitchen workers are the voices in the busy kitchen. They are work oriented. It is a bonus if you experience working in a fast paced commercial kitchen. Must be available October 24th or 27th. Please specify which in your application. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Manager | All 30 - 50 Years old |
Description Manager runs the restaurant. They are overworked, and pressed for time. They are dismissive of their employees and will do anything to get the job done. It is a bonus if you have experience working in a fast paced commercial kitchen. Must be available on October 24th and 27th. | ||