Sinking

Production Company
UBC
Producer(s)
Siqi Wang
Director(s)
Siqin Liu
Casting Director(s): 
Siqin Liu, Siqi Wang
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
Yes
Compensation Details

Volunteer, Food and IMDB credit provided

Audition Date(s)
End of November
Audition Location
UBC Theatre and Film Production Building
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
February 7-9, 2025
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Monday, November 25, 2024
Submission Instructions

Please submit your resume, demo, reel, and headshot to sinkingshortfilm@gmail.com

Project Synopsis
Sinking is a 15-minute drama, following a hopeless young man who struggles to find a place for himself in the foreign country before his work permit expires.
Character 1
Lin
Age
20-30
Gender
Male
Description
(Chinese, Fluent in Mandarin and English) Lin, 26. He fumbles along the way after graduation, and achieves nothing of significance in the foreign country. Lin used to rely on his family, yet the sudden death of his father turns his life around. He tries to escape from the grief and start a new life in Canada, but the impending expiration of his work permit throws him into a more desperate state.
Character 2
May
Age
20-30
Gender
Female
Description
(Chinese, Fluent in Mandarin and English) May, 26, Lin’s college girlfriend. Their two-year relationship goes to an end after they graduate. She returns to China, hoping for support, but faces disappointment as her parents refuse to invest in her future. Eager for a better life, she goes back to Canada and marries a local white man, only for the security of a green card.