Conference Room Entrepreneur #2 - SOC Woman, 45 y/o Description: Caucasian (or Middle Eastern or North African). An entrepreneur in a conference room, engaged in a face-to-face conversation.

Shipping Yard Entrepreneur - SOC Man, 45-55 y/o Description: Caucasian. An entrepreneur overseeing the loading of shipping containers alongside operators.

Family Dinner Entrepreneur - SOC Woman, 40-45 y/o Description: Caucasian or Asian. An entrepreneur leaving a family meal to answer a phone call.

Business Owner (Father) - SOC Man, 60-70 y/o Description: Italian-Canadian. A business owner passing the family business on to the next generation. Casting Note: A photo of this character will appear in the commercial and will be digitally de-aged using AI.

Next Generation (Son) - SOC Man, 35-40 y/o Description: Italian-Canadian. The next generation of the family business. Casting Note: Must have a believable family resemblance with the actor playing the father (both will wear the same moustache).

Mara and Paul's troubled mother, seen in childhood flashbacks. Emotionally volatile and fiercely possessive, she struggles to cope after being abandoned by her husband, clinging to Paul while placing impossible emotional burdens on both of her children. MOTHER is brunette, has no accent and is anglophone.

A kind-hearted local jogger who finds Mara after she nearly drowns while swimming intoxicated in the ocean. The jogger has brown hair, dark features. He is tall with an athletic build.

A no-nonsense local police officer who finds Mara intoxicated and sleeping on the beach after a dangerous night in the water. Firm but professional.

A compassionate counselor supervising a childhood emergency drill. Speaks French with a Quebec accent.

A calm, reassuring counselor supervising a childhood emergency drill. Gentle and patient. Speaks French with a Quebec accent.

VANGIE NELSON, 38, is a working-class woman who has struggled with mental illness (depression) throughout much of her lifetime. She is someone who people gravitate toward because she has a warm welcoming quality. Although Vangie has attempted to get a handle on it numerous times over the years—especially after she became a mother to BEN and TRACY—she has had bad luck with doctors who have not understood the chemical nature of her illness. As a result, Vangie has gone through many dispiriting cycles of improvement followed by relapse. Being a single mother meant that her children often suffered as a result of her depressive bouts. But when we meet her, she’s well on the road to recovery at last. She’s been properly diagnosed, is on the right meds, and is seeing a psychiatrist regularly. She’s feeling optimistic about her prospects for the first time in her life. Still, Vangie has self-esteem issues and struggles with the guilt and shame of having been too incapacitated to properly care for her children on a number of occasions. Losing custody of Tracy, and Ben’s anger at her for abandoning them, provokes almost more shame than she can bear. As a result, she has a timid, tentative quality and can come across as insecure. But recent therapy has helped Vangie regain a degree of confidence in herself. When Vangie realizes she has an opportunity to get Tracy back and make amends for what her kids have gone through, she takes action, finding both her voice and her courage. She’s on her surest footing when she speaks about her love for her kids and her desire to be a mom to them again.

A friendly local patient at Dr. Carlson's clinic who warmly greets Maggie.

One of a group of regular lunch patrons at Shandon's. Polite but old-fashioned, she mistakenly assumes Syd is a waitress.

A familiar patient at Dr. Carlson's clinic whose recurring foot pain brings him back to see Maggie before following through on her previous treatment advice.

An easygoing customer dining at Shandon's who is immediately won over by Syd's enthusiastic description of the daily specials.

About Andrew: Andrew is a doctor, an inventor, and a risk-taker. Beneath his relentless curiosity lies a quiet, genuine kindness. Brilliant, warm, and deeply observant, he moves through the world with a disarming honesty. He absorbs every detail with uncommon precision. He is rediscovering how to be someone he may already be. The role requires: Exceptional physical awareness and deliberate movement without appearing mechanical. Andrew moves with intention. Every gesture feels purposeful while remaining natural and human. The ability to make small moments feel like discoveries. Tasting food for the first time. Learning to descend a staircase. Drawing with ketchup on a plate. These are not small scenes. They are the film. Medical procedural familiarity is an asset, but not a requirement. Note: Andrew appears in the majority of scenes. Production notes: This is a physically demanding role. Andrew's physical language requires dedicated rehearsal before principal photography. Piano playing is an asset but not a strict requirement. The role includes specialized movement work using a mechanical glove that is integral to Andrew's physical language. Rehearsal and on-set support will be provided. Estimated Commitment: Approximately 35 - 45 shoot days Submission Requirements: • Current headshot • Resume or acting CV • Demo reel (if available)

About David: David is a doctor, a father to Andrew Wright, a parent to a found family, and a widower. He has spent his entire life solving problems with precision. He is measured. Authoritative. Respected. And he is completely unprepared for what grief actually costs. Every scene David enters carries the weight of a man holding more than anyone around him knows. He does not perform his pain. He carries it the way a doctor carries bad news, with composure. The role requires: The ability to carry grief without displaying it. David is not a man who breaks easily. When he does break, it must feel like something that has been holding for a very long time. Authority that comes from experience, not performance. David commands a room without trying to. Stillness under pressure. David's most important moments are his quietest ones. A hand placed on a shoulder. A pen set gently on a table. A door left open. Chemistry with an ensemble. David is the center of a family. Every relationship in the film is shaped by his presence. David expresses love through action, presence and decision. Never declaration. Production notes: David is one of the film's principal characters and appears throughout the story. This is a substantial feature commitment. The selected actor will participate in pre-production ensemble rehearsals with the director and full cast. Medical procedural familiarity is an asset but not a requirement. Estimated Commitment: Approximately 30 - 40 shoot days Submission Requirements: • Current headshot • Resume or acting CV • Demo reel if available

About Jai: Jai is a brother. A son. A protector. He is warm, funny, present, and deeply loyal to his family. On the surface, Jai is the most alive person in the room. He takes photos from moving car windows. He arm wrestles. He slips cash into pockets and says exactly the right thing at exactly the right moment. Beneath his warmth, Jai carries a physical and emotional burden he cannot name. He experiences sudden moments of vertigo and disorientation that he hides from the people he loves. He is a man whose past is pressing through a wall he built himself. The role requires: The capacity to carry a mystery without telegraphing it. Jai cannot play the secret. He must simply live with it in the background of every scene. Composure through disorientation. Some of Jai's most important moments are physical: a wave of vertigo, a moment of disorientation, a hand gripping the edge of a desk. These must feel involuntary. Emotional precision in one of the film's most devastating quiet moments. Jai almost tells the family everything at a breakfast table. Then passes the dip instead. Production notes: Jai is one of the film's principal characters and appears throughout the story. This is a substantial feature commitment. The selected actor will participate in pre-production ensemble rehearsals with the director and full cast. This role requires a separate chemistry read with the actor playing Andrew. Their relationship is the film's quiet backbone. Estimated Commitment: Approximately 30 - 40 shoot days Submission Requirements: • Current headshot • Resume or acting CV • Demo reel (if available)

About Emily: Emily is a doctor. She is sharp, capable, and professionally composed. She is the kind of person who holds everything together in a room without anyone noticing she's doing it. She is also a woman forced to question feelings she thought she had already buried. Emily does not announce herself. She moves through the film with intelligence and quiet intensity. Her feelings are never performed. They reveal themselves in a glance held a beat too long. A fork set down too hard. A hair straightened before walking into a room. The role requires: The ability to communicate entire interior worlds through small physical details. Emily's performance begins in her physical behavior. Her emotions register in movement before expression, and in expression before words. Emotional range that shifts between professional composure and profound vulnerability, sometimes within the same scene. Emily holds herself together at work and comes apart in private. Strong chemistry with the actor playing Andrew. This relationship is the emotional spine of the film. Emily's love is not simple. It is complicated by grief. Production notes: Emily is one of the film's principal characters and appears throughout the story. This is a substantial feature commitment. The selected actor will participate in pre-production ensemble rehearsals with the director and full cast. Chemistry reads will be conducted with shortlisted Andrew candidates. Emily and Andrew casting will be finalized together. Medical procedural familiarity is an asset but not a requirement. Estimated Commitment: Approximately 30 - 40 shoot days Submission Requirements: • Current headshot • Resume or acting CV • Demo reel (if available)

About Charlie: Charlie is Emily's father. He is a doctor. He sleeps on the couch. He bakes muffins. He doesn't break down or build up or transform. He simply shows up every single time, with food. Charlie understands what people need before they know they need it. He never announces this quality, he just acts on it. In a film about the nature of the soul, Charlie is the closest thing to an answer. The role requires: Charlie's warmth is not a character choice. It is a way of being. Comic instinct that never undermines the emotional weight of a scene. Charlie provides the film's warmth and humor without stepping outside the reality of what the family is going through. The ability to communicate profound love through the smallest possible gestures. A spoonful of beans. A sandwich thrown across a car. A hand on a shoulder. Charlie never declares anything. He just does things. Physical and emotional presence in an ensemble without dominating it. Production notes: Charlie is one of the film's principal characters and appears throughout the story. This is a substantial feature commitment. The selected actor will participate in pre-production ensemble rehearsals with the director and full cast. Basic cooking familiarity is an asset. Estimated Commitment: Approximately 30 - 40 shoot days Submission Requirements: • Current headshot • Resume or acting CV • Demo reel (if available)