Kids and Teens Needed for "Burden" Film
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting actors ages 5+ to portray roles in "Burden" film. More details are below. About the project: Emma, a 19-year-old working two jobs to support herself through university, is shocked when her estranged mother calls and tells her to come home. During the call, Emma relives what it was like growing up with her mother, the good and the very bad, through fragmented, dreamlike memories. As she weighs what returning home would mean for her future, her mother reveals that she has the same illness that killed Emma’s father. Despite everything, Emma has to decide weather to go back home and care for her mom or stay and continue to live free from her past. Rate: Non-Union. This is a volunteer project. Crafty and catering will be provided. Will be submitting to festivals. Additional information: Audition Location Online. Shoot/Performance Date(s) July 9th-11th. Shoot/Performance Location(s) Vancouver. Submission Deadline June 20, 2026. When applying, please submit head shots and the character you are interested in.
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Emma is ages 15, 16, 17 and 19 throughout the film. Emma is outgoing, loyal and bright. She has finally built a space for herself that feels like home; she found friends that she now calls family, she only has to clean her own mess and the biggest change, finally escaping her mother. Emma has always been more of a caretaker for her mother and sister than her mother ever was.
Young Emma plays ages 5 and 7. Emma doesn't fully understand how sick her dad is, especially since he always puts on a smile around her. When he passes Sandra becomes angry and short tempered. Emma internalizes her moms outburst's and blames herself, even when its not her fault. Outside of that she is a giggly outgoing kid who loves swimming and playing with her sister.
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