Background Actors Casting Call for Short Film

Job Description
A UBC film production is casting talent for an upcoming narrative project shooting on 16mm film. Production is seeking performers for three scripted roles in a surreal, character-driven story centered on a housewife’s transformation and the shifting dynamics within her home. Selected talent will be featured on camera.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform scripted scenes as directed, maintaining character consistency throughout the shoot.
• Take direction on set and collaborate professionally with cast and crew.
• Participate in wardrobe/hair/makeup as needed to support the role and story.
• Be prepared for multiple takes and continuity requirements typical of film production.

Requirements

• Joyce Green (Female, 30s–50s): Must be able to portray a suburban housewife experiencing personal transformation and an awakening that blurs the line between clarity and unraveling.
• Saul Green (Male, 40s–50s): Must be able to portray a working-class husband with grounded realism, quiet frustration, and emotional subtext beneath a stoic exterior.
• Hilda (Female, 50s–70s): Must be able to portray a faith-driven woman with warmth, sincerity, and calm authority.
• Comfortable working on camera in a film set environment.
• Professional, punctual, and able to follow on-set direction.

Compensation Details

• Unpaid role
• Food provided

Job Description

A Concordia student short film titled Just Business is casting the lead role of Michael McAllister. This crime/thriller story follows Michael as he becomes desperate to belong in Montreal’s criminal underworld, with the narrative told through the voice of a respected Québécois gangster, Jacques Dubois. The project is seeking a grounded performer who can carry a dramatic lead role in a short-form crime narrative.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform as the lead character, Michael McAllister, in a student crime/thriller short film

• Take direction and collaborate with the director and production team

• Deliver a believable, emotionally driven performance within a gritty criminal-underworld story

• Arrive prepared, professional, and punctual for all scheduled production work

• Participate in rehearsals and filming as required by production

Requirements

• Male actor

• Age range: 20–30

• Caucasian

• Any height

• Non-union talent welcome

Compensation

• Unpaid role

Hi, My name is Vincent Di Lella. I am currently a student at George Brown college majoring in Video Design and Production. I am currently looking for three actors in order to make my short horror thesis film Method. I am looking for two men and woman, ages 20-30.