Toronto Short Film Needs Actors and Actresses

CASTING CALL – Short Film “Ticket to Paradise”

Filming Dates: 2 days between March 1 – 3 – (most likely March 1,2)

Location: Toronto Area

This is a short fiction in association with York University’s MFA in Film Production program. Director is award winning filmmaker Pooya Badkoobeh.

Non-union

Ticket to Paradise is about a Syrian family struggling with immigration issues and adapting to life in Toronto, culminating in an incident in a restaurant. This is a project by a volunteer crew mainly York University film students. These roles are unpaid, with food & transportation provided. Locations are in the North York / Vaughn area. Please follow-up, we would love to have you aboard production!

ROLES

1)Young Man in Love (20 -30)

Young man proposes to girlfriend

2) Canadian Older Man 1 (White, 40 – 60)

Dining at the restaurant with his family

3)Canadian Young Man (White, 20 -35)

Dining at the restaurant with his family

4)Older Couple Woman (40 – 60)

Dining at the restaurant with her husband

5)Older Couple Man (40 – 60)

Dining at the restaurant with his wife

6)Young woman 1 (White, 20 – 35)

Dining with friends, stares at woman in a washroom

7)Young woman 2 (20 – 35)

Dining with friends

8) Young man (20 – 35)

Dining with friends

9)Kitchen Worker (18 – 30) – March 3rd only

Cleaning the kitchen while witnessing an altercation

Please send CV/headshot by Saturday Feb 22nd.

Thank you!