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Find Enjoyment (csun thesis film)

Student Film SAG-AFTRA, Student Film
Los Angeles
Synopsis:

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

  • Student Film
    - Woman Los Angeles 33 - 38 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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.

  • Student Film

    Jun

    - Man Los Angeles 35 - 45 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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.

  • Student Film
    - Man Los Angeles 30 - 40 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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.

  • Student Film

    Sam

    - Man Los Angeles 23 - 28 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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
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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]

  • Student Film
    - Man Los Angeles 40 - 45 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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]

  • Student Film
    - Woman Los Angeles 21 - 26 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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]

  • Student Film
    - Woman Los Angeles 65 - 80 SAG-AFTRA, Student Film Student Film
    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
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    Role Rate:

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    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]

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Project Notes

Recent CSUN Senior Film Thesis films have screened in Cannes, won DGA Student Film Awards, and been semi- finalists in the Student Academy Awards and BAFTA Student Film Awards. Funding for the program is supported by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and directing mentors include legends like Donald Petrie and Robert Townsend. Selected projects have the distinction of being ‘ The ARRI Project’ and awarded use of a professional ARRI Alexa/ Amira camera, equipment, and ASC Cinematography mentor.

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