APOKEL: After the Sun on Earth

Production Company
Feímero Pictures
Producer(s)
Rhoda Olmedo and Ana Toro
Director(s)
Erik Normando Lopez Alvarado
Casting Director(s): 
Valeria Arizpe
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

This is a volunteer project intended for festival submission. While this is an unpaid opportunity, all actors will receive IMDb credit, as well as the opportunity to be part of a feature film.

Audition Location
Online
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
TBD-Mid June
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Metro Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Submission Instructions

Please submit via email to apokelfilm9991@gmail.com with the subject line: [Your Name] – [Character Name] – APOKEL. Include your headshots, resume, and demo reel (if available) in your submission.

Once we receive your submission, we will send you the audition sides along with self-tape instructions.

Project Synopsis
A group of young actors from across the world are about to have the best day of their careers — until the world and its bad decisions get in the way. A story about art, belonging, and what it takes to survive when everything falls apart at once.
Character 1
NOZOMI
Age
25-30
Gender
Female
Description
Appearance: Japanese female. She is a woman of profound inner peace and wisdom. Language Skills: Fluent in English (Japanese accent welcome/preferred) Native or fluent in Japanese Personality: In the face of adversity, she remains exceptionally calm, acting as a grounding force for those around her. She is calm, confident, and observant, radiating a sense of security and quiet confidence that reassures others during times of chaos.
Character 2
CECIL
Age
20-25
Gender
Male
Description
Ethnicity/Appearance: Tall, Caucasian male. Language Skills: English / Standard American accent. ⁠Personality: A young man caught in a profound internal struggle against a radical, conservative, and prejudiced upbringing. He is at a crossroads: he desperately wants to be his authentic self, yet he is the one who constantly holds himself back. His journey is one of deconstructing his past to find his own truth.
Character 3
WOMAN PROTESTER
Age
25-30
Gender
Female
Description
Ethnicity/Appearance: Mexican female Language Skills: Broken English/Mexican accent Personality: Fierce, uncompromising, and deeply empathetic. She is the heart of the movement on the street. She carries the visual weight of someone who has spent days on the front lines—tired but defiant.
Character 4
USA PRESIDENT
Age
Late 40s to early 50s
Gender
Male
Description
Appearance: Caucasian male. Language Skills: "Mid-Atlantic" or standard American accent. Personality: Highly calculated, composed, and charismatic. He is a master of optics; every gesture and pause is intentional. He possesses a polished, "statesman" look sharp, cleancut, and commanding. He is the personification of institutional power.
Character 5
OLD MEXICAN LADY
Age
Late 50s to 60s
Gender
Female
Description
Appearance: Mexican female, with a gentle and humble presence. Language Skills: Spanish only. Personality: Soft-spoken, fearful, yet deeply faithful. She finds her safety in God. She moves through the world as if protected by an invisible mantle.
Additional Characters

OLD MEXICAN MAN
Appearance: Mexican Male, late 60s to 70s, a man of dignity and sharp self-awareness.
Language Skills: Spanish only.
Personality: Having fled his country for safety, he is acutely conscious of his social standing as an immigrant.

MAN
Appearance: Mexican Male, 30-35, Tense and static.
Language Skills: Spanish only.
Personality: Deeply resistant to change. He is a reactionary character who lacks internal drive, paralyzed by the fear of the unknown.