Casting Kids for "Crooked Wings" Film
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Casting kids ages 6-11 for "Crooked Wings" film. More details are below. About the project: "Crooked Wings" is a quiet emotional drama about Jia, a perfectionist art teacher whose childhood wounds resurface while preparing her students for a parent-child art exhibition. When she corrects a young student's imperfect origami, Jia realizes she is repeating the same criticism her mother once gave her. Through Anna's crooked paper crane, Jia learns to accept imperfection, individuality, and the softer parts of herself she once tried to fold away. Rate: Non union. Volunteer. Additional information: Shoot/Performance Date(s) July 18-20. Shoot/Performance Location(s) Metro Vancouver, BC. Submission Deadline July 10, 2026. When applying, please submit your full legal name, contact information including your phone number, headshot, demo reel (or previous acting footage), full availability between July 18-20. Subject line: "PROJECT: CROOKED WINGS - YOUR NAME - THE ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR".
4 roles
Supporting. A sensitive, careful child who wants to impress her mother. Quiet and observant, she internalizes criticism deeply. Skills: Ability to handle simple origami/paper folding actions Language: Mandarin (Required), English. Suggested ethnicity: Chinese.
Supporting. Energetic, imaginative, and expressive. Anna creates treely without worrying about perfection. Her innocence and hurt become the emotional mirror that forces Jia to confront herself. Skills: Comfortable with art/craft actions, expressive emotional range.. Language: English. Ethnicity: Open.
Another student in Jia's art class who is full of enthusiasm. Language: English. Ethnicity: Open.
Additional Characters. Students (all ethnicities). Parents (all ethnicities), teachers (all ethnicities)
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