Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Honorarium
Deadline:
Mar 31, 2026
Shooting starts:
Apr 17, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Apr 19, 2026
Shooting locations:
Metro Vancouver, BC Canada
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Kelowna
Storyline
This project is intended for film festival submission(isaff, tasveer, south asian film fest etc.) and offers actors rich emotional material, intense dramatic beats, and powerful showcase moments.
PLAN JINN is a tense, character-driven psychological horror exploring generational trauma, autonomy, faith, and the cost of breaking inherited chains. Blending grounded family drama with supernatural folklore, this festival-bound short examines what happens when a daughter refuses to say “yes” and what answers back in the dark.
When 25-year-old Ayesha is pressured into an arranged marriage she doesn’t want, her quiet resistance spirals into something far more dangerous. Desperate to escape, she and her best friend hatch a plan to fake demonic possession hoping superstition will succeed where honesty failed.
But when strange occurrences escalate beyond their control, the line between performance and possession begins to blur. Is Ayesha reclaiming her voice… or has something ancient answered her call?
PLAN JINN is a tense, character-driven psychological horror exploring generational trauma, autonomy, faith, and the cost of breaking inherited chains. Blending grounded family drama with supernatural folklore, this festival-bound short examines what happens when a daughter refuses to say “yes” and what answers back in the dark.
When 25-year-old Ayesha is pressured into an arranged marriage she doesn’t want, her quiet resistance spirals into something far more dangerous. Desperate to escape, she and her best friend hatch a plan to fake demonic possession hoping superstition will succeed where honesty failed.
But when strange occurrences escalate beyond their control, the line between performance and possession begins to blur. Is Ayesha reclaiming her voice… or has something ancient answered her call?
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | AYESHA | Female 20 - 25 Years old |
Description Must be Pakistani. A creative, intelligent, emotionally repressed young woman torn between filial duty and personal freedom. Sensitive yet quietly defiant. Has a deep inner life, theatre lover, former painter, dreamer. Heavy dramatic arc from obedient daughter ? emotionally explosive confrontation ? psychologically ambiguous transformation. Must handle intense emotional scenes, physical performance elements, and psychological horror beats. Requires strong subtle acting and controlled escalation. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | STACY | Female 20 - 25 Years old |
Description Caucasian. Ayesha’s best friend. Playful, modern, outspoken. Represents Western individualism in contrast to Ayesha’s cultural expectations. Her humor masks anxiety. Loyal but naïve about consequences. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | ALI (BABA) | Male 50 - 60 Years old |
Description South Asian. A hardworking immigrant father who believes security equals love. Authoritative but not villainous, he truly believes he is protecting his daughter. Carries pride, fear, and generational trauma. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | FATIMA (AMMI) | Female 50 - 60 Years old |
Description South Asian. A gentle, deeply conditioned woman who once lived Ayesha’s fate. Torn between empathy and survival. Her silence carries decades of compromise. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | IMAM | Female 40 - 60 Years old |
Description Calm, authoritative spiritual leader called to perform an exorcism. Grounded presence amid chaos.Requires strong vocal presence. Ritual recitation (Quran verses). Controlled physical blocking during exorcism. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | MYSTIC | All 40 - 50 Years old |
Description A mysterious spiritual healer whose true nature may not be human. Calm, enigmatic, unsettling. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | HAMID | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description South Asian. Polite, awkward prospective groom. Not malicious, simply part of the system. | ||