Find Enjoyment (csun thesis film)
Student Film
SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Los Angeles
A busboy at a sushi restaurant finally gets the chance to move up. Will he make the most of this opportunity or remain stuck doing a job he hates?
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Blonde customer at the sushi restaurant. She orders sashimi, and has to check in with the waiter when it's taking a while. DAYPLAYER, works approx. 1 day. Rate: Deferred + copy/credit/meals.
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese-American. Jun is the manager of the sushi restaurant. He's youthful-looking, humorous, and sometimes a bit corny, but genuine. He is logical and does his best to keep his employees happy. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2-3 days. Deferred pay.
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Mexican-American. Mateo is a dishwasher who has worked at the restaurant for years and knows all the ins and outs. Looks tough and has macho energy, but inside he is actually soft. He likes to joke around, but works hard. Speaks English and Spanish. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2 days. Deferred pay.
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Sam has recently become a sushi chef, and he works surprisingly well under the exacting head chef Hiro. He's a surfer type, ideally with longer hair. He's genuine, nice, loves everything about Japan, and even can say a few Japanese phrases surprisingly well. SUPPORTING, works approx. 3-4 days. Defer... [See More]
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Student Film
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Man
Los Angeles
50 - 60
SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Student Film
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Hiro is the extremely experienced head sushi chef. Stern and strict, he just knows what he wants and rarely smiles. Everything he does is for the restaurant. He recruits Eric out of necessity, but realizes that maybe they need each other. Sushi making skills are preferred - please note if so. SPEAK... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese American. Yoshi is a sushi chef and well-respected among his peers and customers. He's calm, detailed oriented, and happy to share a drink or two with his customers. Perhaps he wears glasses or has a goatee. He has slowly earned the respect of the head sushi chef, Hiro, solely through his w... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese-American. Pretty and slim. Ashley is in college, working as a waitress for tips, but also because she feels at home. She is unofficially the head server, and as the only female employee, she has almost taken on a motherly role at the restaurant. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2 days. Deferred pa... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Errol is a regular customer at the restaurant who has been dining there for years. Kind, gentle, and dressed nicely, he is like a grandfather to everyone there. He considers them his family, likes to make dad jokes, and tips them well. He has experienced a lot in life and loves his sushi. SUPPORTING... [See More]
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Student Film
$125/Day Guaranteed ...
Role Rate:
$125/Day Guaranteed Pay
Man
Los Angeles
27 - 32
SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Student Film
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Korean-American. Eric is a busboy at a sushi restaurant who is searching for more out of life. He's slim and introverted, but with a hidden talent for sushi - the silent killer type. He finally gets an opportunity to make sushi, but is confronted by a rather antagonistic head chef. Through multiple ... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese-American. Jun is the manager of the sushi restaurant. He's youthful-looking, humorous, and sometimes a bit corny, but genuine. He is logical and does his best to keep his employees happy. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2-3 days. Deferred pay.
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Mexican-American. Mateo is a dishwasher who has worked at the restaurant for years and knows all the ins and outs. Looks tough and has macho energy, but inside he is actually soft. He likes to joke around, but works hard. Speaks English and Spanish. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2 days. Deferred pay.
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Sam has recently become a sushi chef, and he works surprisingly well under the exacting head chef Hiro. He's a surfer type, ideally with longer hair. He's genuine, nice, loves everything about Japan, and even can say a few Japanese phrases surprisingly well. SUPPORTING, works approx. 3-4 days. Defer... [See More]
-
Student Film
$125/Day Guaranteed ...
Role Rate:
$125/Day Guaranteed Pay
Los Angeles
SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Hiro is the extremely experienced head sushi chef. Stern and strict, he just knows what he wants and rarely smiles. Everything he does is for the restaurant. He recruits Eric out of necessity, but realizes that maybe they need each other. Sushi making skills are preferred - please note if so. SPEAK... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese American. Yoshi is a sushi chef and well-respected among his peers and customers. He's calm, detailed oriented, and happy to share a drink or two with his customers. Perhaps he wears glasses or has a goatee. He has slowly earned the respect of the head sushi chef, Hiro, solely through his w... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Japanese-American. Pretty and slim. Ashley is in college, working as a waitress for tips, but also because she feels at home. She is unofficially the head server, and as the only female employee, she has almost taken on a motherly role at the restaurant. SUPPORTING, works approx. 2 days. Deferred pa... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Errol is a regular customer at the restaurant who has been dining there for years. Kind, gentle, and dressed nicely, he is like a grandfather to everyone there. He considers them his family, likes to make dad jokes, and tips them well. He has experienced a lot in life and loves his sushi. SUPPORTING... [See More]
-
Student Film
$125/Day Guaranteed ...
Role Rate:
$125/Day Guaranteed Pay
Los Angeles
SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Submissions Due:
03/04/2026
Korean-American. Eric is a busboy at a sushi restaurant who is searching for more out of life. He's slim and introverted, but with a hidden talent for sushi - the silent killer type. He finally gets an opportunity to make sushi, but is confronted by a rather antagonistic head chef. Through multiple ... [See More]
