"APOKEL: After the Sun on Earth" Film Seeks Cast
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Searching for actors to portray roles in "APOKEL: After the Sun on Earth" film. Please, see the details below. About the project: A group of young actors from across the world are about to have the best day of their careers — until the world and its bad decisions get in the way. A story about art, belonging, and what it takes to survive when everything falls apart at once. Rate: Non-Union. This is a volunteer project intended for festival submission. While this is an unpaid opportunity, all actors will receive IMDb credit, as well as the opportunity to be part of a feature film. Additional information: Audition Location Online. Shoot/Performance Date(s) TBD-Mid June. Shoot/Performance Location(s) Metro Vancouver. Submission Deadline: May 7, 2026. When appllying, please submit your head shots, resume, and demo reel (if available) in your submission. The subject line: "Your Name – Character Name – APOKEL". Once directors receive your submission, they will send you the audition sides along with self-tape instructions.
7 role s
Appearance: Japanese female. She is a woman of profound inner peace and wisdom. Language Skills: Fluent in English (Japanese accent welcome/preferred) Native or fluent in Japanese. Personality: In the face of adversity, she remains exceptionally calm, acting as a grounding force for those around her. She is calm, confident, and observant, radiating a sense of security and quiet confidence that reassures others during times of chaos.
Ethnicity/Appearance: Tall. Language Skills: English/Standard American accent. Personality: A young man caught in a profound internal struggle against a radical, conservative, and prejudiced upbringing. He is at a crossroads: he desperately wants to be his authentic self, yet he is the one who constantly holds himself back. His journey is one of deconstructing his past to find his own truth.
Ethnicity/Appearance: Mexican female. Language Skills: Broken English/Mexican accent Personality: Fierce, uncompromising, and deeply empathetic. She is the heart of the movement on the street. She carries the visual weight of someone who has spent days on the front lines—tired but defiant.
Language Skills: "Mid-Atlantic" or standard American accent. Personality: Highly calculated, composed, and charismatic. He is a master of optics; every gesture and pause is intentional. He possesses a polished, "statesman" look sharp, cleancut, and commanding. He is the personification of institutional power.
Appearance: Mexican female, with a gentle and humble presence. Language Skills: Spanish only. Personality: Soft-spoken, fearful, yet deeply faithful. She finds her safety in God. She moves through the world as if protected by an invisible mantle.
Additional Character. A man of dignity and sharp self-awareness. Language Skills: Spanish only. Personality: Having fled his country for safety, he is acutely conscious of his social standing as an immigrant.
Additional Character. Mexican, Tense and static. Language Skills: Spanish only. Personality: Deeply resistant to change. He is a reactionary character who lacks internal drive, paralyzed by the fear of the unknown.
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