Never Grow Up - Student Short Drama Film
Affiliated with Vancouver Film School. Submission Instructions: Please submit resume, headshot, and demo reel (if applicable) via email and indicate which role you’d like to be considered for by November 10. Chosen actors will receive an email back with a script and instructions for a self-tape. After reviewing self-tapes, director will invite select actors for an in-person callback. Synopsis: After years of no contact, two opposite sisters unexpectedly meet in a small cafe in their hometown, causing unspoken resentments and buried feelings from their past to resurface. Soleil, a nurse who has built a quiet, stable life, and Violet, an up-and-coming Hollywood actress, quickly find themselves in a heated argument that forces them to confront the hurt and jealousy that tore them apart. Through vulnerability, both women must face the truth about pride and forgiveness and rediscover the bond of sisterhood that time and distance could never truly erase.
4 roles
A responsible, restless, and nurturing woman shaped by years of having to be the older sister. Even though she’s found success in her career as a nurse, she feels unhappy and unfulfilled by the steady life she has built because it lacks the passion she truly seeks. She’s haunted by her decision to settle for a stable career path, succumbing to what her traditional Asian parents wanted her to pursue. This pressure led her to abandon her passions and first love, acting.
A charismatic, confident, and free-spirited woman whose undeniable charm and persistence guaranteed her success. Driven by her strong sense of ambition, she defies her parents' expectations and pursues a career in acting. Years later, she is now Hollywood’s hottest rising star. She presents herself as another one of those out-of-touch celebrities, while on the outside, she lives a glamorous and self-assured life, deep down lies insecurity, guilt, and loneliness.
A gentle, grounded, and patient guy who has committed himself to being Soleil’s fiancée after eight years of being together. He is a source of stability and emotional maturity in Soleil’s life. He knows Soleil better than she knows herself.
A friendly barista working a 9-5 in a small cafe. Is accustomed to their ordinary and mundane life but is star-struck upon meeting Violet, whom they are a big fan of.
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