Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Unpaid, Meals and Final Project for Demo Reel Provided.
Deadline:
Apr 28, 2026
Shooting starts:
May 4, 2026
Shooting finishes:
May 9, 2026
Shooting locations:
Recording sessions will take place at LIFT Toronto (1137 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 2A3).
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
This is a casting call for voiceover roles for the stop-motion element of this part. Recording sessions will take place at LIFT Toronto (1137 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 2A3).
Storyline
Sunday, now a young adult, drifts through life in a dreamlike state, haunted by strange creatures and childhood nightmares while trying to reconcile a turbulent relationship with a parent.
This project is a hybrid of live action and stop motion animation, and the parts below are all for stopmotion/ voice characters.
This is a collaborative short film currently in development as part of The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Writer and director DC Dzoja was selected as the 2026 Digital Cinema Residency recipient at LIFT to develop and to work on the stop motion elements of this project.
This project is a hybrid of live action and stop motion animation, and the parts below are all for stopmotion/ voice characters.
This is a collaborative short film currently in development as part of The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Writer and director DC Dzoja was selected as the 2026 Digital Cinema Residency recipient at LIFT to develop and to work on the stop motion elements of this project.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Performer | YOUNG SUNDAY | All 7 - 15 Years old |
Description Quiet, observant, deeply internal. Sunday carries fear without fully understanding it.This role is a voice-over performance for a stop-motion animated character. You will use the completed stop-motion animation to inform your performance. Voice sessions will take no longer than a few hours on one day the week of May 4th 2026. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Performer | JESSIE | All 7 - 15 Years old |
Description Warm, chatty, and grounding. Jessie contrasts Young Sunday’s anxiety and feels safe, normal, and human in a world that isn’t.This role is a voice-over performance for a stop-motion animated character. You will use the completed stop-motion animation to inform your performance. Voice sessions will take no longer than a few hours on one day the week of May 4th 2026. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Performer | MOM/ WOMAN | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description A distant, emotionally unavailable parent. Calm on the surface, but disconnected internally. This role is a voice-over performance for a stop-motion animated character. You will use the completed stop-motion animation to inform your performance. Voice sessions will take no longer than a few hours on one day the week of May 4th 2026. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Performer | MAN | Male 25 - 60 Years old |
Description This is the voice of a father figure who exists mostly through memory, discomfort, and distance. He feels both comforting and intrusive at the same time. Grounded and human on the surface, with something unsettling lingering underneath.This is a voiceover role, but a very prominent one, carrying a significant portion of the film’s dialogue. Voice sessions will take no longer than a few hours on one day the week of May 4th 2026. | ||