Acting Audition in Upcoming Short Film
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Directors are currently in need of lead and supporting actors for a short student film. Please, see the details below. About the project: A short, body-horror film. A burnt-out health insurance agent struggles to keep her job while caring for her ailing mother, who's stricken with an unidentified disease. Rate: ACTRA or Non-Union. Unpaid, but transportation and food provided. This is a final-year thesis project, and a great opportunity for reel footage. Addiitional information: Location: Etobicoke. Dates: October 29 to October 31. Supporting voice roles can be done from home if you have the proper equipment. When applying, please submit head shots, reels and resumes.
7 roles
Lead. Exhausted to the point of numbness. Reed is caring for her paralyzed mother while working as a patient advocate for pharmaceutical companies. Reed struggles to tend to her mother while keeping the job that funds her mother’s resources. This situation has caused Reed to feel removed when confronted with others’ illnesses.
Lead. Paralyzed from the neck down. What was once a lively woman is now trapped in a shell of her former self, only able to communicate with her eyes. A terrible disease has stricken her, causing her bones to spontaneously break. Flexibility or contortionism is a plus.
Lead. Voice-over performance, with a silent appearance at the end. Compassionate, but terrifying when the moment calls for it. His son has an incurable, but treatable disease. Gregory has been burned time and time again by the healthcare system, and resorts to his aggression to get what’s best for his son.
Supporting role. Voice-Over Performance. The representative is forced to follow a script, even if it makes them uncomfortable.
Supporting role. Voice-Over Performance. A former desk jockey who worked their way to a comfortable supervisor position, and is resting on the spoils of his hard work.
Supporting role. Voice-Over Performance. An exhausted 911 operator who’s overwhelmed with oncoming calls.
Supporting role. Voice-Over Performance. A passive and kind-hearted person who struggles to navigate the healthcare system.
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