Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Deadline:
May 11, 2026
Callbacks:
May 11, 2026
Shooting starts:
This summer - 3 day shoot
Shooting locations:
About 1 hour away from Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury
Comments
Needs to speak French
Storyline
In 1850, in Ontario, lives a deeply religious family of herbalists. Marienna, the family’s only daughter, hatches a plan to expose her father and brother, who are manipulating the word of God.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Joseph | Male 45 - 60 Years old |
Description Ages 40–55 A respected herbalist. A patriarch. An implicit religious/moral authority. He is seen as: Wise Helpful Indispensable Religious But within the home, he is the law. He doesn’t see himself as a monster. He sees himself as: The one who knows The one who corrects The one who decides The one who saves The one who has absolute power over who lives and who dies He believes he is “ordained by God” with divine power thanks to his herbal remedies. He believes deeply in his own legitimacy. And that is what makes him dangerous. He despises women, whom he relegates to household chores | ||