Casting call for older Indonesian/Asian man

Hello everyone! We are a group of Medialism students from Hanze University and produce a short film about an immigrant family, focusing on an emotional conflict between an immigrant Indonesian father and his daughter about different expectations and sacrifices.
See further details to our film below.

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Student-produced short film "Three at the table"

Synopsis: Claire* (23) spent her entire life taking over responsibilities of her immigrant Indonesian familiy and fulfilling the role of being a good eldest daughter. However her dream of going to filmschool in Vancouver quickly get crushed when her dad Robert* (57) plans to have her take over the family-owned flower shop.
The story explores the relationship of Claire and her family members, showcasing her warm connection to her mom Eve* (52), her turbulent relationship to her younger sister Ayu* (19) and an emotionally conflicted journey with her stubborn dad Robert.

A film about the clashing expectations between immigrant parents and their children.


* working names, about to be changed.

Type
studentenproductie

Lokatie
Groningen

Omschrijving
An older male Indonesian (of other Southeast-Asian origin is fine as well!) between the ages of 37-65.
No prior acting experiences required however they're welcome. In case you're this is your first acting role, we will do our best to guide you and work together!

You're going to play the immigrant dad "Robert", having a traumatic childhood in your home country and starting over by zero in a small town in the Netherlands. You know how much you sacrificed in your life to provide for your family so security is one of your highest priority. You fear for your oldest daughter "Claire" to lose that security you planned out for her due to your past trauma.
Emotions/scenes you're going to cover are resentment, stubbornness, being strict and authoritative, having the last word and surpressing your emotions to lead as the head of the family.

Periode
In total the shooting days consist of 6-7 days however you wouldn't have to be on set the entire week. This would be one of the important roles in our film, so you'd be on set 3-4 days. Details are later to be discussed.

Wat bieden wij?
- an opportunity to get your first acting experiences for your portfolio
- being a part of a short film made by an international team of students from the United States, Japan, Spain and Germany
- an invitation to the premiere film screening night in January 2026

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