Film School
Eat Around It
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Honorariums will be offered. Amounts paid will vary by role. This production will operate under the terms of the TMU-ACTRA agreement.
Deadline:
Dec 10, 2025
Callbacks:
Dec 5, 2025 Callbacks will be in-person.
Shooting locations:
GTA. Transport provided.
Cities for response:
Toronto
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadVeeraFemale 8 - 14 Years old
Description
Veera is an observant, intelligent girl just beginning to grow out of childhood. She has a strong moral compass, the kind that's drilled into you as a kid.

Requires a young actor with strong emotional transparency, the ability to play with subtlety rather than melodrama, and a grounded sense of stillness.

Tutor will be provided for shooting and rehearsal days.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalMomFemale 35 - 70 Years old
Description
A woman held together entirely by control. Mom manages chaos in the household by containing it. Her exhaustion is polished over with routine. Under stress, she becomes brittle, developing a cold, passivity that comes appears slightly off. She's someone who can make stillness feel dangerous. A performance built on subtlety rather than outbursts.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalDadMale 40 - 78 Years old
Description
Warm, soft-spoken, and earnest, Dad presents as tender and harmless and, in some moments, he truly is. But something in him is frayed, dissociated, and quietly deteriorating. His sweetness and confusion coexist in a way that can be both comforting and unsettling. He is emotionally available yet cognitively drifting, like someone trying to remember who he used to be.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This role involves appearing nude from behind. Our production has hired an intimacy coordinator and we can answer any questions you may have.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorMarniFemale 16 - 24 Years old
Description
Marni, a bit closed off, takes after her Mom, adopting her avoidant coping mechanism when Dad's illness becomes painfully obvious. Marni is in her last year of high school and soon she'll have to decide to stay and help her Mom care-give, or decide to leave and free herself from essentially parenting her parent.