10 Actors & Actresses - Independent Short Film
Roles:
1. Hassan Ali (Indian looking) - a 55 years old very honest, family lover, engineer, but strong faith in religion (Islam) and against LGBT movements. Very much attached to daughter & hates Technological life.
2. Steven Dawson – a mid-age male police officer
3. Farai Ali (Indian looking) – Hassan’s young wife (36) addicted to gadgets like her daughter, fine arts educational background. Bit feminist and silent supporter of same-sex rights.
4. Dina Ali (Indian looking) - Hassan’s 17 year’s old daughter who blindly follows family values & religion, but has a deep attachment to Isabella. Addicted to Technological life. Very much attached to father.
5. Isabella Marino (Caucasian) – Marco’s daughter, 17 year’s old daughter girl whose friendship with Dina causes Hassan to suspect that the two are lovers. Addicted to Technological life as well.
6. Marco Marino (Italian looking) – a 60 years man, Hassan’s neighbor & best friend, a true family man, loves his family & wife, strong Roman Catholic believer, against LGBT, very close to Hassan’s family and supports him always.
7. Maria Marino (Italian looking) – Marco’s wife, a family lover, around 60, always desire to stay home like an old fashion conventional Italian women and very soft-hearted and against LGBT. Frequently cries for her son who left to Greenwich Village (Manhattan) and married to a boy.
8. Louis the looser – a mugger who attacks and robs people at the street specially a quite area like bridge.
9. Child Dina Ali - (Indian looking) - Hassan’s 6 year’s old daughter (when Dina was 6 years old) who plays with her dad all the time and very much attached to father.
10. Farzana (Indian looking) – Boy looking female, Farai’s best friend / partner, professor, divorced & lives by herself in Brisbane, talks only via Skype & Facebook.
Project Info:
Title: “A Father’s Diary”
Logline: “Suspicions relationship of a teenager girl with another girl from a conservative South Asian family leads into a big domestic violence and catastrophe to the family.”
Duration: 20 minutes
Genre: Drama, Family, Equal Rights, Suspense, Thriller
Language: English (with 2% subtitle for Bengali)
Release: December 2017.
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Looking forward to collaborate your talents within our project.
Rehearsal / production dates
• AUDITIONS: Sunday Sep 03, 7 PM to 10 PM – Toronto• REHEARSAL: Sunday Sep 10, 4 PM to 7 PM – Toronto
• SHOOTING: 4 days in September & October in GTA areas.
• COSTUME: Your own
• EXPERIENCE: Previous acting experience is required
• MEAL: will be provided
• COMMUTE: will be provided
Travel and food expenses - will be provided
Copy of material and appropriate credit for the actor(s)- will be provided
Job compensation
Expenses paid
Please be kind enough to select the role(s) you'd like to play and ensure to send us at least one demo reel.
Thanks.
Casting Team
Edited 19 August 2017
10 actors & actresses - Independent Short Film
Any gender, aged 18 and over from Ontario, Canada
- Acting experience: Extra - Previous unpaid speaking roles
Farai Ali (Indian looking)
– Hassan’s young wife (36) addicted to gadgets like her daughter, fine arts educational background. Bit feminist and silent supporter of same-sex rights.
Females, aged 35 to 40 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: East Indian
- Minimum Acting experience: No previous acting experience
- Skin color: Brown
Dina Ali
Dina Ali (Indian looking) - Hassan’s 17 year’s old daughter who blindly follows family values & religion, but has a deep attachment to Isabella. Addicted to Technological life. Very much attached to father.
Females, aged 18 to 25 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: East Indian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
- Skin color: Brown
Isabella Marino
Isabella Marino (Caucasian) – Marco’s daughter, 17 year’s old daughter girl whose friendship with Dina causes Hassan to suspect that the two are lovers. Addicted to Technological life as well.
Females, aged 18 to 25 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
Marco Marino
Marco Marino (Italian looking) – a 60 years man, Hassan’s neighbor & best friend, a true family man, loves his family & wife, strong Roman Catholic believer, against LGBT, very close to Hassan’s family and supports him always.
Males, aged 50 to 70 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
Maria Marino
Maria Marino (Italian looking) – Marco’s wife, a family lover, around 60, always desire to stay home like an old fashion conventional Italian women and very soft-hearted and against LGBT. Frequently cries for her son who left to Greenwich Village (Manhattan) and married to a boy.
Females, aged 50 to 60 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
Louis the looser
Louis the looser – a mugger who attacks and robs people at the street specially a quite area like bridge.
Males, aged 25 to 65 from Ontario, Canada
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
Farzana
Farzana (Indian looking) – Boy looking female, Farai’s best friend / partner, professor, divorced & lives by herself in Brisbane, talks only via Skype & Facebook.
Males, aged 35 to 45 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: East Indian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
Hassan Ali (Indian looking)
Hassan Ali (Indian looking) - a 55 years old very honest, family lover, engineer, but strong faith in religion (Islam) and against LGBT movements. Very much attached to daughter & hates Technological life.
Males, aged 45 to 60 from Ontario, Canada
- Ethnicity: East Indian
- Minimum Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles
- Skin color: Brown
- Located in Ontario, Canada
- Joined April, 2009
