Short Film
Billowing Curtains
Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA - LBG TIER 4 SCALE
Deadline:
Sept 30, 2026
Callbacks:
Callbacks second week of October
Shooting starts:
Nov 27, 2026 
Shooting finishes:
Nov 29, 2026 
Shooting locations:
GTA
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
15 min short film
Storyline
On a breezy autumn evening in 1957, childhood best friends Bobbie and Roy face the realities of their newlywed status. Intimacy, desire, and sexuality enter the spotlight as the pressures of married life set in.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadRoyMale 24 - 28 Years old
Description
The Groom. Charmingly maladroit and introspective, Roy is a lover who wears his heart on his sleeve. He says what he means and often ends up with his foot in his mouth. He holds himself in a constant battle between gentle sincerity and masculine domination.
NOTE: This role involves male and female intimacy and implied nudity (intimacy co-ordinator on set).

ACTRA or Apprentice only please.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorTonyMale 24 - 30 Years old
Description
The Best Man. A strapping bucko with the face of a shaving cream advertisement and the shoulders of Rock Hudson. Warm, dashing and unrelentingly supportive.
NOTE: this role requires same sex intimacy and implied nudity (intimacy co-ordinator on set).

ACTRA or Apprentice only please.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorLouise 24 - 30 Years old
Description
The Matron of Honor. The best friend who wants everything to be just so. Loving, slightly overbearing, and effusive. The perfect housewife.
NOTE: this role requires same sex intimacy and implied nudity (intimacy co-ordinator on set).

ACTRA or Apprentice only please.