Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Honorariums will be provided based on role. This production will operate under ACTRA's agreement with TMU.
Deadline:
Nov 24, 2025
Callbacks:
In-person: TBD.
Shooting starts:
Dec 4, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Dec 6, 2025
Shooting locations:
Toronto, Ontario. Canada.
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Meals and transportation will be covered. The final film will be screened at the Toronto Met Film Festival before a crowd of over 1000. The film will be submitted to additional festivals throughout 2026. 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.
All dialogue within the script between "//" is to be spoken in Gujarati. All other dialogue is in English.
All dialogue within the script between "//" is to be spoken in Gujarati. All other dialogue is in English.
Storyline
The film starts in the green room ten minutes before opening night. Brothers Raam and Raghav are on call with their mother when it ends abruptly. Hysterical, Raghav becomes adamant on staying by his phone, fearing that his next call with his mother may be his last. Raam urges Raghav to continue with the play, knowing that abandoning it would cost him his job and his immigration status. Desperate to calm Raghav, Raam calls his cousin back home only to discover that his mother has gone completely missing in the midst of a town-wide evacuation.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Raghav | Male 18 - 28 Years old |
Description Raghav arrived in Ontario 6 months ago to pursue his studies and his passion for acting. He’s always looked up to his older brother, Raam who came to Ontario 7 years ago and has become a theater director at a failing Mom and Pop Theater. Raam is new to this world, still a little anxious and missing his mother back home. Raghav has been hired as an actor in Raam’s latest show, but 10 minutes before opening night, Raghav finds out his hometown is being bombed and that his mother’s unreachable.Must speak Gujarati. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Raam | Male 20 - 35 Years old |
Description Raam arrived in Ontario 7 years ago in hopes to secure a safe future for his mother and brother. After failing to secure an office job for years, he decided to double down on his passion and landed a job as a director at a failing Mom and Pop Theater. He has always been the caring, responsible older brother, but after years away from home and no PR, he’s beginning to fear that his time in Canada has been for nothing. 10 minutes before opening night of their latest play, Raam finds out his hometown is being bombed and that his mother’s unreachable. Raam’s immigration status depends on whether or not the play happens, but at the same time he’s unsure if his mother’s alive.Must speak Gujarati. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Vincent | Male 40 - 99 Years old |
Description A weathered, penny-pinching theatre owner who has spent decades keeping a dying basement playhouse alive through sheer stubbornness. Vincent is blunt, anxious about money, and constantly scrambling, but beneath the frayed edges is a man who genuinely believes in theatre. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Mom | Female 40 - 99 Years old |
Description A gentle, practical Gujarati mother whose love is expressed through worry, routine, and small rituals. Even across distance, she anchors her sons with warmth, teasing, and blessings. Behind her steady voice is an undercurrent of loneliness in Adipur that she rarely speaks about. Must speak Gujarati. | ||