Diet Pop

Production Company
Goose Berry Films
Producer(s)
Adam Fox, Mariam Barry, Tyler Banich, Maddy Ginn, Karina Frislev
Director(s)
Adam Fox, Mariam Barry
Casting Director(s): 
Monika Dalman
Union Status
UBCP/ACTRA or Equivalent
Project Type
Film
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

Performers will be working under the UBCP ULB agreement, volunteer basis. We will ensure performers are treated well and have a great day on set.

Shoot / Performance Date(s)
September 25 and 28th (role dependent)
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Submission Instructions

Please submit headshot and recent photo to dietpopcasting1@gmail.com with subject line DIET POP. Open to seeing additional materials like resume and demo reel, if performer has one.

Project Synopsis
An emerging queer popstar is on the brink of mainstream success, until their lifelong eating disorder leads them to make a dangerous decision that derails their career.
Additional Information & Safety Protocols: 

The producing team is made up of some really exciting Vancouver filmmakers with experience across feature films, television, short films, festivals, and major Canadian talent development programs including VIFF Catalyst, Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices, Reelworld, Telefilm Talent to Watch, and Crazy8s.

Collectively, their work has screened at festivals and appeared on platforms including CBC Gem and OUTtv, with experience spanning independent features, series, and award-recognized short films. Several members of the team are also writers, directors, actors, and cinematographers themselves, so this is a very hands-on, filmmaker-driven group.

They care deeply about strong performances, inclusive storytelling, and creating ambitious work that has a real life beyond the shoot

Character 1
Executive 2
Age
Late 30's, Early 40's
Gender
Male
Description
(SOC- credited, possible dialogue) Executive 2 is described as a stereotypically masculine, executive boardroom type. White/Caucasian. Role needed September 28th.
Character 2
Executive 3
Age
Mid to late 40's, early 50's
Gender
Male
Description
(SOC- credited, possible dialogue) Executive 3 is described as a stereotypically masculine, executive boardroom type. White/Caucasian. Role needed September 28th.
Character 3
Paparazzi
Age
30-60
Gender
Male
Description
(SOC- credited) The Paparazzi is waiting outside Milo's music video set, surrounded by Gen Z crazed fans. He tries to get photos of Milo coming in the building. Preference for folks with their own camera. Role needed September 25th.
Character 4
Gen Z Fans
Age
Late teens, early 20's
Gender
Open
Description
(BG role) A group of approximately 12 Gen Z fans. Funky, queer, diverse, excited to see Milo before he enters his debut music video shoot. Role needed September 25th.
Character 5
Eric
Age
20s-30s
Gender
Open
Description
(Actor SOC) Ethnicity: Open ethnicity, BIPOC preferred. Gender: Male, FTM, and Non-Binary preference but open to all genders. Notes: Actor should be comfortable performing a solo routine. Actor is described as ‘plus-sized/body-positive’ Days on set: 1 - Friday September 25th.
Additional Characters

Regarding R/O Eric:

Directing Notes: Eric represents a path not taken for the main character, Milo, as a version of himself he could have become had he chosen to love his body as is without resorting to unhealthy dieting. As a story point, the actor should be bigger bodied than Adam Fox as in a surrealist haze when Milo looks at Eric he is transported into a flashback with his younger self. Actors submitting for this role should submit a dance video (if they have) and head shot for picture casting. Open to non-actor, non-dancer submissions, just someone who loves to move. The character is meant to represent a healthy and positive relationship with their body, and the point of the character is to move the needle in terms of male body representation.