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Professional Casting for a Short Film "Broccoli Law"

Toronto, ON, Canada
ID: 298338Exp: 11/30/2025
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking cast for a comedic short student film "Broccoli Law". Please, see the details below. About the project: The film follows an eight-year-old boy facing “arrest” for refusing to eat his vegetables — a playful, deadpan world filled with sharp humor, eccentric adults, and dynamic roles for both young performers and character actors. Rate: Union and Non-Union talent. These roles are unpaid. Additional information: Shooting in the Toronto/GTA area this February. Casting submissions are due ASAP. When applying, please submit head shot, demo reel, and CV.

5 roles

Detective ShortMale40-65 y.o.All ethnicities

Principal. 6'1 and taller. despite his name, detective short is tall, serious, and overly dramatic about enforcing the broccoli law. intense and self-important. treats the case like a national emergency.

Detective LongMale40-65 y.o.All ethnicities

5'8 and shorter. shorter in stature. emotional/reactive. adds levity with forensics fussiness and incompetence.

MomFemale20-45 y.o.All ethnicities

Principal. A wine-drunk, exhausted, and emotionally checked-out parent. over-dramatic, unstable, and glued to her phone. performs exaggerated but believable comedic behavior.

DadMale40-50 y.o.All ethnicities

A frazzled, well-meaning man constantly fixing things around the house badly. soft-spoken, nervous, and perpetually distracted by a never-ending list of repair tasks.

WaitressFemale45-70 y.o.All ethnicities

Competent career waitress at a greasy, dingy diner.