Winter Tamarind

Production Company
The University of British Columbia
Producer(s)
Jiaqi Zheng
Director(s)
Anna Sreekullkorn
Casting Director(s): 
Anna Sreekullkorn
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
Yes
Compensation Details

Volunteer/Unpaid

Shoot / Performance Date(s)
7-9 December, 2024 (3 days)
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Submission Instructions

Please send us your headshot, contact information, (optional) demo reels to: wintertamarindfilm@gmail.com

Project Synopsis
During her mother’s rare visit from Bangkok for New Year celebration in Vancouver, Cher, a Thai film student, is unexpectedly stuck working the holiday shift at a local cinema.
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Character 1
Cher
Age
20s
Gender
Female
Description
Cher (fluent in Thai) is a film student in her early twenties currently working at a local cinema in Vancouver. Cher is talkative and lively, but doubtful about her path in filmmaking. She is filled with guilt while reuniting with her mother again.
Character 2
Mom
Age
50-60
Gender
Female
Description
Cher's mother (fluent in Thai), visiting from Bangkok, embodies the warmth and traditional values of Thai culture. Though loving, she is somewhat distant from Cher's new life in Vancouver, and skeptical about her pursuing filmmaking in a foreign country.