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Open Roles in a Palestinian Canadian Feature Film

Toronto, ON, Canada
ID: 288392Exp: 7/14/2025
online audition
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Castng actors for Palestinian Canadian Feature Film. See the details below. About the project: Nada struggles against her PTSD to find belonging as a mixed-race Palestinian woman and as an artist. When her cousin Mohamed arrives as a refugee from Palestine, their friendship helps Nada reconcile her fractured identity, begin to heal & find her voice. Rate: Union As per ACTRA CIPIP 'Super-Low-Budget-Features' Rates. Additonal information: AUDITION LOCATION: Online. CALL-BACK DATE: Weds. July 16, 2025 will take place on Google Meet with creative team. SHOOT DATE: Sept. 22nd to Dec. 31st, 2025. SHOOT LOCATION: Toronto/GTA/Rural Ontario. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS JULY 14TH. If you're interested, please apply.

19 roles

VERAFemale20-30 y.o.White / Caucasian

LEAD ROLE. Nada's white best friend. Caring & upper-crust.

CHRISMale20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

LEAD ROLE. Tortured artist type, "complicated", Nada's on again off again ex.

SHANNONFemale40-50 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE. Put together, charismatic & hypocritical indie theatre company director.

NANCYFemale50-70 y.o.White / Caucasian

SUPPORTING ROLE. MUST SPEAK ITALIAN. Italian & fabulous.

HAMAMAFemale70-89 y.o.Middle Eastern

SUPPORTING ROLE. Palestinian Elder. Loves to feed the pigeons.

RODMale45-60 y.o.White / Caucasian

SUPPORTING ROLE. Laura's hick boyfriend. Rockin' mullet, works for a weapons manufacturer.

YASSERMale50-65 y.o.Asian

SUPPORTING ROLE. Palestinian. Nada's absent father.

ARMITMale20-30 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE. Nada's successful arch nemesis from theatre school.

KARIMMale50-60 y.o.Asian

SUPPORTING ROLE. Palestinian uncle. Great sense of humour but doesn't mess around.

AUNTY AMALFemale40-50 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE.. MUST SPEAK ARABIC. Hijabi & gossip queen.

MATTEOMale20-30 y.o.White / Caucasian

SUPPORTING ROLE. talian. In the family business.

AUNTY LAYLAFemale30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE. MUST SPEAK ARABIC. Aspiring Aunty.

AUNTY MARWAFemale50-60 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE. MUST SPEAK ARABIC. Hijabi Boss Bish. MUST SPEAK ARABIC.

PAMFemale50-70 y.o.All ethnicities

SUPPORTING ROLE. Nada's therapist.

LAURAFemale50-65 y.o.White / Caucasian

LARGE PRINCIPAL ROLE. Nada's white mom. High strung, tacky & beautiful.

MOHAMEDMale20-35 y.o.Asian

LARGE PRINCIPAL ROLE. PALESTINIAN. Nada's cousin & a recent refugee to Canada. Very proud & hardworking, wears very tight pants. Queer & closeted.

YOGIBoth genders20-40 y.o.All ethnicities

FEATURED ROLE. Good at their job. Healing vibes.

AUNTY BEVFemale50-60 y.o.White / Caucasian

FEATURED ROLE. Looks and sounds as if she's smoked since she was 13.

DALIAFemale18-30 y.o.All ethnicities

FEATURED ROLE. Shy & sweet. At the hookah lounge to meet boys.