Bittersweet

Production Company
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Producer(s)
Samantha Lum
Casting Director(s): 
Samantha Lum
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Music Video
Student Production
Yes
Compensation Details

This is a volunteer project. Meals are provided.

Shoot / Performance Date(s)
Nov 8-9
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Port Moody
Submission Deadline
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Submission Instructions

**Talents with musical instrument or dance experience are particularly encouraged to apply**
Please send your demo reel, performance video, and any additional information to llum.production@gmail.com.

Project Synopsis
Evelyn prepares to move on with her life after developing dissociative amnesia from the death of her former bandmate. As old photographs, instruments, and familiar objects remind her of the band she formed with her middle school friends, she begins to reconnect with her past through music and learns to move forward without all the answers.
Character 1
Evelyn
Age
21-29
Gender
Female
Description
The front person guitar player. Was an easygoing and capable young woman who once believed she could handle anything life threw at her. After experiencing the traumatized moment, she develops dissociative amnesia, losing memories of an important period in her life. As she prepares to move on from the past, familiar objects and music bring her closer to the memories she cannot fully recall. Struggling to understand what happened and who she has become, Evelyn must learn to accept what she cannot change and find her own way forward.