Selected open roles for talent

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Dina

Female - 23 to 30 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Stanza
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Thursday April 16, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Dina is the daughter of Egyptian immigrants, raised in Canada since infancy. Though she has no direct memory of living in Egypt, she maintains a deep emotional and cultural connection to her heritage. This connection shapes how she sees herself and the world around her. She is intelligent, introspective, and somewhat guarded. Dina tends to live in her head. She is thoughtful, observant, and quietly analytical. She may come across as reserved at first, but there is a strong emotional undercurrent beneath the surface. The role requires subtlety and emotional depth. Much of Dina’s internal life is expressed through small moments rather than overt dialogue. Language: English (Arabic is a bonus, not required)

Kai

Female - 25 to 50 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
'Loose Screws' - TMU Student Film, Directing Project
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday April 1, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A Daughter of an old person (Philip). Because of the troubled family situation, they have trouble living together, but to take care of him, Kai needs to sneak into Philip's house secretly, without him noticing.

Philip

Male - 60 yrsSupporting Union or Non union
Project title
'Loose Screws' - TMU Student Film, Directing Project
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday April 1, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

An old person who has trouble living by himself. But he does not know that he needs help and is being helped by someone who does not live in the house.

Duncan Harlow

Male - 30 to 35 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Duncan- male, white - An inmate serving three consecutive life terms for murder, one of which being his biological father. He had basic training in the USMC but was dishonorably discharged due to the murder and/or other serious infractions. Behind the razor wire, he pledged allegiance to the Aryan Brotherhood to ensure his survival, becoming a known associate and enforcer. He allegedly murdered a prominent white supremacist in the prison that sparked a brutal riot and made him a pariah to the entirety of the Aryan Brotherhood. PLEASE NOTE: Strong emotional range, experience with firearms and combat, physical fitness, comfortable with partial nudity (buttocks), comfortable with explicit violence, stunts of extended running/crawling on all fours/falling on the ground/simulated being bitten on the left arm/being dragged by the legs on the ground/being carried by each limb and simulated tossed down a garbage chute/simulated gang beating

Contractor Leader

Male - 40 to 50 yrsSupporting Lead Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, White - The head of the paramilitary group employed by the Auteur. Former military or law enforcement, he is stern with his underlings and fully aware of the danger the “talent” of the snuff films possesses. PLEASE NOTE:- Physically fit, experience with firearms and combat, perpetrator of simulated gangland beating

The Bull

Male - 35 to 45 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, white - Once the pride of the Auteur’s stable, now a liability due to his increased erratic behavior and deteriorating mental health. Morbidly obese and supremely strong, this specimen wears a rotting steer head and nothing else. He is extremely territorial and remains chained up in the Auteur’s basement, being fed human flesh and subject to extreme cruelty by the Contractors. The content of his films primarily involve violent necrophilia and cannibalism. PLEASE NOTE: Physical exertion and wielding a chainsaw for extended periods, comfortable with full frontal nudity, comfortable with violence, comfortable with simulated torture, simulated cannibalism, comfortable with simulated sexual acts: simulated stimulation of genitals, simulated necrophilia, high BMI preferred

Maddie Harlow

Female - 22 to 30 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will also play the "Sobbing mother" role. Harlow’s younger sister. The prime target for abuse by their father, Maddie found safety in her older brother. When Duncan murdered their father, she stood by him, writing and visiting him in prison regularly. She was abducted by the Contractors at the orders of the Auteur, and given to a Crazy as an object of torture. PLEASE NOTE: - Strong emotional range, comfortable with full frontal nudity and physical exertion, comfortable with simulated torture

The Toad (multiple)

Male - 30 to 40 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will play multiple roles including: Contractor #5, Point Contractor, Sharpshooter, Police Officer VO, The Orator. The Toad - A regular starlet in the Auteur’s films, this Birmingham native dresses in regal attire and dons a latex frog mask. His preferred weapon is a combat shotgun and fancies himself indispensable PLEASE NOTE: Birmingham accent, comfortable with physical exertion, firearms experience, stunt falling

Porn Director (and Psychologist VO)

Male - 38 to 48 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, white - An abusive pimp who films and stars in his own content PLEASE NOTE: - Comfortable with simulated oral sex/sexual violence including two instances of hair pulling and one instance of him slapping a hand away, full frontal nudity required, comfortable with simulated fight

Crazies (Multiple)

Male - 20 to 40 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: this role will be cast in multiple roles including: Crazy #3, Crazy #7, Crazy #14, Crazy #15, Kneeling prisoner, Nazi #5 VO, Televangelist VO Mentally deranged, sexually depraved and cutting their meds with drano if they take them at all, these unpredictable denizens wear pale masks and blue hospital gowns. He faces off against Harlow and attempts to sexually assault him, before being killed by the Creep. PLEASE NOTE: -Physical exertion, comfortable with full frontal nudity and simulated stimulation of genitals

Piggy (Multiple)

Male - 20 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will be cast in multiple roles including: Piggy, Crazy #1, 2,4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17 - Crazy #5, 11, 12 VO - Injured Contractor and Contractor 6 A member of the Crazies and Deviants gang. He is seen mutilating a corpse with a hacksaw, then chases Harlow through a hallway, before being shot and left for dead. PLEASE NOTE: Comfortable with physical exertion, simulated dismemberment of a body

Contractor/Nazi/Hunter

Male - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will be cast for multiple roles including : Contractor #2,4 - Corner Nazi. Nazi #1,4,6,7 - First Hunter and third Hunter One member of the paramilitary group paid for by the Auteur to procure “talent” and keep tabs on the productions. He is tasked with feeding The Bull, and enjoys tormenting abusing the captive with a cattle prod. PLEASE NOTE: Must be comfortable with Physical exertion, simulated violence and torture

Contractor #1 (Multiple)

Male - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will be cast for multiple roles including: Contractor #1, 3 - Shadowed Nazi, Nazi #2 VO, Second Hunter, Fourth Hunter, Crazy #18 One member of the paramilitary group paid for by the Auteur to procure “talent” and keep tabs on the productions. He is tasked with feeding The Bull, and enjoys tormenting abusing the captive with a cattle prod. PLEASE NOTE: Must be comfortable with Physical exertion, simulated violence and torture

Radmila

Female - 20 to 30 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Female, white, Serbian accent and spoken language - A trafficked young woman from Serbia subject to abuse by her pimp. PLEASE NOTE: must be comfortable with - Comfortable with simulated oral sex with brief instance of fake vomit/sexual violence including two instances of hair pulling and one instance of her hand being slapped away, full frontal nudity required, Serbian accent and basic spoken language preferred, comfortable with body makeup including fake tattoos, cigarette burns and bruises

Newscaster VO

Male - 20 to 40 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Please note: This is a voice only role A newscaster reporting on rising crime and economic dismay.

Reporter

Female - 20 to 40 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Please note - This is a Voice role only A reporter reporting on rising crime and economic dismay

MARK WILLIAMS

Male - 38 to 49 yrsLarge Principal Not designated
Project title
LOS AGACHADOS
Media
Short Film
Due date
Monday March 30, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Hombre, estadounidense, o que aparente serlo. Bilingüe: Inglés / Castellano. El Sargento Mark Williams es un líder militar firme, duro, contenido y con autoridad natural. Está acostumbrado a tomar decisiones bajo presión, pero debajo de ese control hay agotamiento, culpa, miedo y una enorme fractura emocional. Es un hombre que aparenta tener el mando en todo momento. Es alguien con presencia, inteligencia, jerarquía y capacidad para transitar del mando sobrio al colapso psicológico. Un plus si sabe tocar piano. Manejará armas. violencia física, consumo de alcohol/tabaco simulado.

ALFREDO

Male - 20 to 30 yrsLarge Principal Not designated
Project title
LOS AGACHADOS
Media
Short Film
Due date
Monday March 30, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Hombre mexicano. Alfredo es un soldado sensible, creyente, vulnerable y profundamente humano. Es paramédico y está muy conectado con la culpa, la fé, el miedo y la necesidad de conservar algo de esperanza en medio del horror. Aunque se puede mostrar débil, no es cobarde, simplemente no fue hecho para endurecerse como los demás, y esa diferencia lo convierte en blanco de agresión. Manejará armas. violencia física, consumo de alcohol/tabaco simulado

RAFA

Male - 30 to 40 yrsLarge Principal Not designated
Project title
LOS AGACHADOS
Media
Short Film
Due date
Monday March 30, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Hombre mexicano. Rafa, es artillero, es un hombre imponente, corpulento, su falta de cabello comienza a ser visible. Tiene energía de sobreviviente brutal: cínico, impulsivo, burlón, violento, con un humor corrosivo que a veces parece carisma y a veces amenaza pura. Es alguien que entiende la guerra como una ley salvaje y desprecia la fragilidad ajena. Es filoso, agresivo y provocador. A pesar de eso no es un villano; su violencia nace de una herida profunda, de la rabia, de la humillación histórica y del resentimiento. Manejará armas. violencia física, consumo de alcohol/tabaco simulado

DANIEL

Male - 25 to 35 yrsLarge Principal Not designated
Project title
LOS AGACHADOS
Media
Short Film
Due date
Monday March 30, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Hombre mexicano. Daniel es soldado. Tiene temperamento fuerte, una masculinidad herida y un enojo constante que usa para sobrevivir. Cuestiona, confronta y detona los conflictos del grupo, en especial con Alfredo. Más allá de su rudeza, hay frustración, cansancio y miedo. Es frontal, explosivo y resentido. Es hermano de Raúl, otro soldado que está con él. Ha tenido que crecer muy pronto. Manejará armas. violencia física, consumo de alcohol/tabaco simulado