How To Ride A Bike
Los Angeles
Project Details
A Vietnamese refugee raising his son alone in Southern California has never learned to ride a bicycle. When eight-year-old Tommy begs him to teach him, Linh tries - and fails. Rather than admit the truth, he secretly enrolls in an adult cycling class, where he finds himself among strangers whose lives, like his, were shaped by what they never got the chance to learn. A film about the quiet things displacement takes, and a father and son learning to ride together.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Tall Man - Male (Ages 40-50)
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Man
Los Angeles
50 - 60
SAG-AFTRA, Short Film
Short Film
Submissions Due:
07/18/2026
Determined and supportive tall man who is learning to ride a bike in an adult cycling class. Slightly frustrated at his own pace and ability.
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Short Film
Tommy - Vietnamese Boy (Ages 6-8)
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Man
Los Angeles
6 - 8
SAG-AFTRA, Short Film
Short Film
Submissions Due:
07/18/2026
A bright, energetic, and observant eight-year-old growing up in Southern California. He is desperate to learn how to ride a bicycle and begs his single father, Linh—a hardworking Vietnamese refugee—to teach him, initially unaware of his dad's secret inability to ride.
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Short Film
Kevin
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Man
Los Angeles
7 - 9
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Skilled and slightly arrogant bike rider who likes to show off in front of his classmates at school.
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Short Film
Linh
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Man
Los Angeles
30 - 40
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
A hardworking single father and Vietnamese refugee raising his eight-year-old son, Tommy, in Southern California. His inability to ride a bicycle forces him into a secret, vulnerable journey of learning alongside other adults, ultimately confronting the quiet things displacement took from him. *Must... [See More]
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Short Film
Adult Bike Class Participants
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Los Angeles
20 - 80
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Adults of different ages and backgrounds learning how to ride a bike for the first time in an adult cycling class. All brought there from different circumstances and personal reasons.
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Short Film
Celina
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Woman
Los Angeles
60 - 70
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
A sweet widow who is learning to ride a bike in an adult cycling class. She feels helpless after the passing of her husband because he was her mode of transportation.
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Short Film
Teacher
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Los Angeles
30 - 40
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Elementary school teacher
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Short Film
Kid
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Los Angeles
7 - 10
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Elementary school student
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Short Film
Instructor
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Woman
Los Angeles
30 - 70
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Gentle and judgement free instructor of an adult bicycle riding class. Teaching adults how to ride a bicycle who never had a chance to learn.
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Short Film
Tommy
SAG / ACTRA SCALE
Man
Los Angeles
6 - 8
SAG-AFTRA
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
A bright, energetic, and observant eight-year-old growing up in Southern California. He is desperate to learn how to ride a bicycle and begs his single father, Linh—a hardworking Vietnamese refugee—to teach him, initially unaware of his dad's secret inability to ride.
Similar Roles
Roles For This Project
-
Submissions Due:
07/18/2026
Determined and supportive tall man who is learning to ride a bike in an adult cycling class. Slightly frustrated at his own pace and ability.
-
Submissions Due:
07/18/2026
A bright, energetic, and observant eight-year-old growing up in Southern California. He is desperate to learn how to ride a bicycle and begs his single father, Linh—a hardworking Vietnamese refugee—to teach him, initially unaware of his dad's secret inability to ride.
-
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
A hardworking single father and Vietnamese refugee raising his eight-year-old son, Tommy, in Southern California. His inability to ride a bicycle forces him into a secret, vulnerable journey of learning alongside other adults, ultimately confronting the quiet things displacement took from him. *Must... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Adults of different ages and backgrounds learning how to ride a bike for the first time in an adult cycling class. All brought there from different circumstances and personal reasons.
-
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
Gentle and judgement free instructor of an adult bicycle riding class. Teaching adults how to ride a bicycle who never had a chance to learn.
-
Submissions Due:
06/29/2026
A bright, energetic, and observant eight-year-old growing up in Southern California. He is desperate to learn how to ride a bicycle and begs his single father, Linh—a hardworking Vietnamese refugee—to teach him, initially unaware of his dad's secret inability to ride.