Short Film
Short film Marienna
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 typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadJosephMale 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