Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
TBD
Deadline:
Mar 2, 2026
Auditions:
Auditions will include chemistry read
Callbacks:
Apr 15, 2026 Call backs will include table reads
Shooting starts:
Oct 1, 2027 Tentative Date
Shooting finishes:
Oct 25, 2027 Tentative Date
Shooting locations:
TBC - Toronto
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Comments
Actors are encouraged to provide input on character and script development. Actors will be expected to do: chemistry reads (PG, no kissing). Shortlisted actors will be asked to do table reads.
Timeline:
- Auditions: March 2026
- Table reads/Call backs: April 2026
- Principal photography: Expected Fall 2027
Timeline:
- Auditions: March 2026
- Table reads/Call backs: April 2026
- Principal photography: Expected Fall 2027
Storyline
On a 2-day bus en route from Toronto to Edmonton, a young Muslim woman meets a young man and they form a spontaneous bond that derails their trip.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Jana | Female |
Description Early 20s, veiled, Jana is a Sudanese international student, an introvert-extrovert, fiercely independent to a fault. Currently studying at a University in Toronto, she came to Canada alone to pursue her dream .. of something. She is obsessed with three things: film, shisha and crochet. She can spend hours and hours watching, smoking and crocheting. She’s a combination of an old Arab man and a babushka at heart. With the end of the academic year, comes the end of her study permit, but Jana is strangely not anxious about what comes next. She is not much of a planner, she’s all about living in the moment and enjoying this day/this minute. She’s generous and quick to help, but does not accept it as easily. She keeps people at an arm’s length, not because she’s a loner, but because she’s selective and when she lets someone in, it’s usually for life. She doesn’t quite know what she wants to do with her life, but what’s exciting her is finding it out. Required: Must be a fluent Arabic speaker Special skills: crocheting Must be ok with: shisha smoking | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Jaspar | Male |
Description Mid-20s, college dropout, Jaspar free floats through life with no plans beyond a couple of days. Much to his parents’ dismay, both academic emigres from Latvia, Jaspar just could not feign interest in academia despite being a voracious reader. A wise cracking Wikipedia wannabe with an opinion on everything, he thinks he’s got life figured out. Well, almost everything. He’s still searching for something. Something elusive. He’s not even sure what it is, maybe a higher power of sorts. In the meantime, his dream is to tour the world as a musician. And he’s got the plan to make it happen. Work for a few months, tour for a few months, no strings attached, except the ones on his guitar of course. He is soft launching this plan in Canada, first stop, Edmonton, where he heard it’s easy to find jobs that pay well.Special skills: guitar playing Must be ok with: shisha smoking | ||