Seeking Cast for "Graveside" Film
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Looking for Ukrainian/Eastern-European actors in Toronto for "Graveside" film. Please, see the details below. About th project: A quiet Ukrainian story about war, family and the choices they live with. Estranged siblings Alexander and Sofia are brought back together by their father's funeral. They do their best to avoid slipping into the argument that shattered their relationship but one item from their childhood forces a confrontation. At the graveside, they are finally forced to listen to each other. A quiet, Ukrainian story about war, family, and the choices we live with. Will Alexander be able to explain why he left Ukraine and his sister when the war started? Rate: Union & non-union actors welcome (ACTRA student agreement). Student film flat fee of $100 for the roles of Alexander & Sofia meals on all shoot days, transport reimbursed, copy of the film for your reel & credit provided. Additional information: Shoot dates: Nov 21–22. Locations: Toronto & Markham, ON. When applying, please submit your head shot, resume and demo reel by Nov 2, 6 PM. Use the subject line "GRAVE SIDE- Role Name]" and note any Ukrainian language ability.
3 roles
LEAD. The one who stayed. Strong-willed and self-contained outspoken, direct and never one to back down from a fight. Sharp, sarcastic, fiercely independent, with a high sense of honour. She is adaptable and makes connections easily, but keeps her innermost thoughts and traumas to herself. UKRAINIAN EASTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGE PREFFERED UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AN ASSET.
LEAD. The one who left. Quiet, guarded and organised; slow to trust and happiest in a small circle, he carries a great deal of buried anger and sadness that makes him seem emotionally closed. Compassionate underneath he considers how others will feel before himself and nostalgic for a childhood he can't return to, especially the happy memories with his father. UKRAINIAN EASTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGE PREFERRED. UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AN ASSET.
SUPPORTING. Alexander's friend, sometime confidant and co-worker at the office- grounded, everyday, real. Reliable and direct, he makes no excuses for his actions or his words. He accepts Alexander as he is, good and bad, and is there for the people he cares about simply by being available. A brief but pivotal presence in the film's opening scene.
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