Short Film
Plan Jinn
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Honorarium. Union actors are welcome. This project is qualified for UBCP Ultra Low Budget Program.
Deadline:
Apr 15, 2026
Shooting locations:
Metro Vancouver, BC Canada
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadAYESHAFemale 20 - 25 Years old
Description
Must be Pakistani.

A creative, intelligent, emotionally repressed young woman torn between filial duty and personal freedom. Sensitive yet quietly defiant. Has a deep inner life, theatre lover, former painter, dreamer.

Heavy dramatic arc from obedient daughter ? emotionally explosive confrontation ? psychologically ambiguous transformation.

Must handle intense emotional scenes, physical performance elements, and psychological horror beats.

Requires strong subtle acting and controlled escalation.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingSTACYFemale 20 - 25 Years old
Description
Caucasian.

Ayesha’s best friend. Playful, modern, outspoken. Represents Western individualism in contrast to Ayesha’s cultural expectations. Her humor masks anxiety. Loyal but naïve about consequences.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingALI (BABA)Male 50 - 60 Years old
Description
South Asian.

A hardworking immigrant father who believes security equals love. Authoritative but not villainous, he truly believes he is protecting his daughter. Carries pride, fear, and generational trauma.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingFATIMA (AMMI)Female 50 - 60 Years old
Description
South Asian.

A gentle, deeply conditioned woman who once lived Ayesha’s fate. Torn between empathy and survival. Her silence carries decades of compromise.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalIMAMMale 40 - 60 Years old
Description
Calm, authoritative spiritual leader called to perform an exorcism. Grounded presence amid chaos.

Requires strong vocal presence. Ritual recitation (Quran verses). Controlled physical blocking during exorcism.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalMYSTIC All 40 - 50 Years old
Description
A mysterious spiritual healer whose true nature may not be human. Calm, enigmatic, unsettling.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Day PlayerHAMIDMale 20 - 30 Years old
Description
South Asian. Polite, awkward prospective groom. Not malicious, simply part of the system.