Details
Episode:
1
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-Union
Rate: 300$/Day (Plus travel stipend and accommodations)
Deadline:
Jan 2, 2026
Shooting locations:
Montreal
Cities for response:
Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | HOLLY GIVENS | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description (Female, Late 20s–30s, Any Ethnicity)Holly has spent years quietly torturing her own body to save her marriage: injections, procedures, hope followed by negative tests. She’s soft-spoken, warm, and deeply loyal—but not weak. When Derek leaves her for his pregnant mistress and blames her infertility, something in her finally breaks… and then rebuilds stronger. We track her journey from devastated wife on a fertility-clinic lobby chair to a woman with a new partner, a longed-for pregnancy, and a rock-solid sense of self-worth. Wardrobe: Everyday, relatable: jeans or casual trousers, simple tops, cardigans, comfy house clothes. In early clinic scenes, slightly rumpled, practical. In later scenes, subtle glow-up: soft dresses or elevated casual that reflect newfound peace and stability. Screen Time: Full (central POV; appears in every episode except parts of 2–3 hospital sequence). Performance Arc: Polite, hopeful partner begging her husband to stay ? gutted woman throwing away fertility meds and her wedding ring ? quietly rebuilding a life off-screen that we glimpse in warm, grounded new-home scenes ? strong, pregnant wife who can look her ex in the eye and tell him the truth: he was always the problem ? final beat: a woman who doesn’t hate him, but loves herself more. Key Scene Moments: Fertility clinic confrontation when she first meets Alexandra and realizes Derek is leaving her here of all places. Kitchen scene, dropping hormone syringes and her wedding ring into the trash. Doorway confrontation where Derek calls her his “true love” and expects her to be waiting. Reveal that she’s pregnant and married to Trent now, delivering the line: “I was never the problem, Derek.” Final goodbye: “I don’t hate you. I just finally love myself more.” as she closes the door on him. Required Range: Needs to play grief, humiliation, and physical/emotional exhaustion in tight close-ups—then slowly shift into grounded joy without becoming saccharine. Must have strong silent beats: listening while being blamed, holding back tears, making the decision to choose herself. Emotional crying, but also clean, quiet resolve. Special Skills: Comfort handling prop syringes and fertility-med paraphernalia (no actual needles). Strong on-screen chemistry with both Derek (painful history) and Trent (gentle, secure love). | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | DEREK GIVENS | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description (Male, Mid 30s, Any Ethnicity)Derek is charming on the surface and deeply selfish underneath. He’s the guy who wants the Instagram-perfect family photo more than he wants to do the messy emotional work. Convinced Holly is “failing” him, he cheats with Alexandra, gets her pregnant, and files for divorce while Holly is still surrounded by hormone injections and pamphlets. The twist—that he’s infertile and always has been—shatters his self-image and leaves him scrambling to reclaim the woman he threw away. Wardrobe: Early: business-casual or slightly flashy—nice shirts, watch, “provider” aesthetic. In later episodes, more rumpled: T-shirt, hoodie, unshaven, apartment clutter. Visual slide from put-together “family man” to someone whose life has fallen apart. Screen Time: Heavy (present in all episodes, including stinger). Performance Arc: Confident, dismissive husband who blames Holly and announces a divorce with shocking detachment ? giddy expectant father mugging for Alexandra’s TikTok ? hollowed-out man hearing “You’re not his biological father” from Dr. Franklin ? humiliated ex watching Alexandra with the baby’s real father through the nursery glass ? desperate, guilt-ridden ex begging Holly for another chance ? final image: alone with a crumpled lab report, an infertility diagnosis, and a text from Alexandra cutting him off. Key Scene Moments: “Love isn’t enough if you can’t give me the family I want” at the clinic. Hospital hallway with the baby onesie when Dr. Franklin drops the paternity bomb. Nursery-window moment seeing Alexandra kissing another man and holding the baby. Realization at Holly’s door that she’s married, pregnant, and thriving without him. Confession in Holly’s living room: “I’m infertile. I always was.” Post-credits stinger: reacting to Alexandra’s text, “Stop calling me. He knows.” Required Range: Must be willing to play unlikeable early on without softening the blow—but also find real, messy vulnerability later. Needs to handle sharp turns from bravado to panic, denial to sobbing admission, entitlement to hollow regret. Micro-expressive acting important in hospital and doorway scenes. Special Skills: Comfort with emotionally intense confrontation scenes, crying on camera, and working with babies/newborn stand-ins (nursery window beats). | ||