Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Unpaid student short film.
Deadline:
Oct 23, 2025
Auditions:
Self tapes by request
Callbacks:
Call backs via Zoom TBD
Shooting locations:
Greater Toronto Area
Cities for response:
Toronto
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Claire | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description After Claire discovers she’s pregnant, she feels unable to turn to her mom for help. Curious and searching for answers, she time-travels to the 1980s and turns to the teenage version of her mom for guidance. Independent and strong-willed, Claire longs for freedom and understanding. **This role will include smoking (Prop: cigarettes)** | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Annabelle | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Annabelle is bold, outspoken, and a little rebellious. When she finds out she’s pregnant, her tough exterior starts to crack, revealing a more vulnerable side as she confronts expectations from her religious family. **This role will include smoking (Prop: cigarettes)** | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Annie | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Annie is a caring but controlling single mother. Her overprotectiveness stems from fear that Claire will repeat her own past mistakes. She struggles to show vulnerability, often coming across as dismissive when she’s really just scared of losing control.**This role will include smoking (Prop: cigarettes)** | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | John | Male 35 - 50 Years old |
Description Annabelle’s strict and religious father. He is controlling and believes deeply in traditional values, often using guilt to enforce them. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Betty | Female 35 - 50 Years old |
Description Annabelle’s quiet and obedient mother. She avoids confrontation and listens passively, torn between her husband’s authority and her daughter’s pain. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Doctor | All 30 - 60 Years old |
Description A calm but emotionally detached physician. Their clinical tone contrasts sharply with the emotional weight of the moment, leaving Claire feeling isolated and unsure where to turn. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Matthew | Male 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Annabelle’s older brother. He is immature and deflects tension with humour, but is emotionally detached from what’s happening around him. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Aiden | Male 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Annabelle’s ex-boyfriend. Dismissive and defensive, he wants nothing to do with the pregnancy and distances himself from responsibility. | ||