DAYBREAK – SHORT FILM – PAYS $200.00 PER DAY – OPEN TO UNION AND NON-UNION

ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM:  TORONTO / GTA

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PRODUCTION TITLE:    Daybreak

MEDIA:  Short Film

STATUS:  Open to Union and Non-Union

PRODUCERS:   Tim Dotan and Iman Javadi

DIRECTOR:  Tim Dotan

WRITER:  Tim Dotan

CASTING DIRECTOR:  Tim Dotan

AUDITIONS:  Virtual – we will request self-tapes and/or demos

CALL-BACK DATE:  TBA

SHOOT DATE:   Mon. Sept. 22 to Fri. Sept. 26th (Includes possible weekend shoot dates)

SHOOT LOCATION:  Toronto / GTA

PAY RATE:  ACTRA Student Film, pay is $200.00 CAD/ day – ACTRA Student Film Agreement

STORYLINE:
As children, Márton and Nora run through a forest in Hungary until, suddenly, Nora disappears. Now an immigrant in Toronto, Márton lives in a rundown apartment with his cat, works at a bakery factory, and regularly helps his elderly neighbor, Dorothy, with groceries. His father, still in Hungary, constantly criticizes him for working at the factory, dismissing both his job and the people he works with. One evening, Márton arrives home to find his cat missing. At work, he becomes convinced that a new coworker, Nora, who also speaks Hungarian, is the same girl from his childhood. He shares his memory of her with Hamid, a fellow worker who feels at home in Canada, unlike Márton, who struggles with isolation. Sensing Márton’s loneliness, Hamid invites him for dinner, but Márton declines. When Hamid later tells him that Nora will no longer be coming into work, Márton becomes deeply unsettled. Márton learns from the superintendent that Dorothy has passed away. Inside her apartment, he is relieved to find his missing cat in her bedroom. That night, Márton dreams of his childhood and sees Nora’s lifeless body floating in a river. He wakes up in a cold sweat and calls his father in Hungary, desperate for clarity. His father, however, dismisses him, belittling his fixation on the past instead of focusing on his problems in the present. Márton hangs up, sits in silence, and fights back tears. Finally, he walks to Hamd’s house and rings the doorbell.

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CASTING:

MARTON – LEAD ROLE – MALE – 35-45 YRS OLD
LOOKING FOR PERFORMERS WHO SPEAK HUNGARIAN (OR ANY OTHER EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGE)
• First language is Hungarian and speaks english with an accent. Introverted.
• He has a lot going on inside that he does not share with others.
• These roles were originally written as Hungarian speaking, but they are open to any Eastern European languages.
• Please note your First language in your submission.

FATHER – PRINCIPAL ROLE – MALE – 60-88 YRS OLD
LOOKING FOR PERFORMERS WHO SPEAK HUNGARIAN (OR ANY OTHER EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGE)
• PRINCIPAL ROLE (mostly voiceover, but seen on camera)
• First language is Hungarian.
• Has a deep voice.
• This character’s voice will be heard in the film but he will not be seen.
• These roles were originally written as Hungarian speaking, but they are open to any Eastern European languages.
• Please note your First language in your submission.

NORA – PRINCIPAL ROLE – FEMALE – 35-45 YRS OLD
LOOKING FOR PERFORMERS WHO SPEAK HUNGARIAN (OR ANY OTHER EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGE)
• First language is Hungarian and speaks english with an accent.
• Reserved, with hidden depth.
• These roles were originally written as Hungarian speaking, but they are open to any Eastern European languages.
• Please note your First language in your submission.

HAMID – PRINCIPAL ROLE – MALE – 45-59 YRS OLD – ARABIC OR IRANIAN
• First language is Arabic or Persian.
• Extroverted and friendly with a warm and approachable presence

CARL – SMALL PRINCIPAL ROLE – MALE – 40-65 YRS OLD
• Friendly superintendent in the building.

DOROTHY – ACTOR ROLE – MALE – 70-88 YRS OLD 
• 3 LINES
• First language is English.
• Friendly and kind.

MARTON AS A CHILD – ACTOR ROLE – MALE – 9-12 YRS OLD 
• Fluency in Hungarian preferred.
• May be non-speaking.
• These roles were originally written as Hungarian speaking, but they are open to any Eastern European languages.
• Please note the languages in which you have fluency in

NORA AS A CHILD – ACTOR ROLE – FEMALE – 9-12 YRS OLD 
• Fluency in Hungarian preferred.
• May be non-speaking
• These roles were originally written as Hungarian speaking, but they are open to any Eastern European languages.
• Please note the languages in which you have fluency in

MOTHER – ACTOR ROLE – FEMALE – 30-35 YRS OLD 
• 1 LINE
• A mother playing with her daughter.

DAUGHTER – NON-SPEAKING ROLE – FEMALE – 3-5 YRS OLD 
• NO LINES
• A child playing with her mother.