Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Unpaid as per agreement between CFC & ACTRA.
Deadline:
Sept 4, 2025
Shooting locations:
GTA
Cities for response:
Toronto
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | DARREN | Male 34 - 39 Years old |
Description Male, Mid to late 30’s, any ethnicity. He has the distracted, impatient quality of a former alcoholic. He can’t stand in one place too long, focus on anything too intently, or go too long without a cigarette. He’s at a new stage in life, now sober and dedicated to running his cafe business. He feels a complicated need to uphold the memory of his alcoholic father as a stark reminder of who not to be. He makes a sustained daily effort towards gratitude, to appreciate the mundane and the simple pleasure of hard work. This is a new development for himself, as well as a sharp contrast to his more successful, more hedonistic, more carefree younger brother. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | ROB | Male 29 - 32 Years old |
Description Male, Late 20s - early 30s, any ethnicity. Handsome, something of a finance bro. He’s unbothered, detached, pleasure-seeking, self-interested, and has a laid-back charm. Rob likes to have a good time, and he pursues whatever he’s into head-first without calculation and without doubt, just self-determination and self-interest. He doesn’t know what bravery is, because he doesn’t know what fear is. He simply does what he wants, because that’s always worked for him. He likes to party and can do so without the issues with addiction that have plagued his brother and their father. Though his detached personality is of benefit in the context of addiction (or lack thereof), there’s an unacknowledged inability to open up and connect with others on a deep level, and he harbours an attitude of casual dismissal towards the various relationships in his life. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JESS | Female 21 - 25 Years old |
Description Female, Early 20’s, any ethnicity. Guardian angel. Sister figure. Barista. Darren’s right hand gal at the cafe. She manages various aspects of the business and takes on more than just the basic duties of the job. It won’t be long before she moves on to a better job. Jess is quiet, thoughtful and observant, and can locate the truth in a given situation. She is the perspective through which we observe both Darren and Rob, and it’s through her lingering gaze that we are able to perceive these brothers, in ways that they aren’t aware of with each other or with themselves. | ||