Casting Call: ZUBI (Short Film) Male/ Female VOLUNTEER - None Union Actors only. Production Timeline: October - December 2026 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada LOGLINE: A young African immigrant struggling to find his place in a foreign land is pushed to the edge when every opportunity disappears, until one shortcut offers him the life he wants at a cost he never expected.
6 roles
LEAD - Female, mid-20s Beautiful, confident, seductive and difficult to read. A touch of danger and luxury. Open to all ethnicities. ⚠️ Includes intimate scenes (kissing, implied sexual situation, non-explicit bedroom scene).
Principlal role - Male, 30s Nigerian. Zubi’s friend and roommate. Warm, tired and quietly wise. Fluent in Nigerian Pidgin & Nigerian English.
Male, 30s - 40s Muscular, intimidating and controlled. Runs drugs and money on 5th Street. Strong presence and stillness rather than shouting. ⚠️ Strong language and staged violence.
Male, 50s Runs a karaoke bar. Kind and encouraging at first, but firm and unmoved when Zubi asks for money.
Warehouse Man - speaking • Money Transfer Clerk - speaking • Bartender - 1 line • Factory Supervisor - non-speaking • Elderly Woman - non-speaking • Masked Men - non-speaking • Thugs - non-speaking / staged physical violence
Bar Patrons - background
RELATED CASTING CALLS
