Vyshyvanka
Charleston
Project Details
Sofiia Kovalenko, 22, has one night left in her late grandmother’s shop and owes $8,400 she doesn’t have. A buyer offers $9,500 for the family rushnyk, an heirloom cloth. Sofiia refuses, borrows from the lender she has been avoiding, and finally opens the FINAL NOTICE. By morning the shop is closed and she walks away holding the rushnyk, with her grandmother beside her until she fades.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Baba
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Woman
Charleston
65 - 80
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
Female, playing age 65 to 80. Ukrainian or Eastern European appearance preferred. Sofiia’s late grandmother, seen only by Sofiia and by us. She never speaks, and no one else acknowledges her. Calm and giving nothing away. Look is a faded vyshyvanka in plain colors. Skills recommended are stillness a... [See More]
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Short Film
Evelyn Price
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Woman
Charleston
45 - 60
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
A textile restorer and private buyer’s agent. Polite, exact and never cruel, which makes her difficult to refuse. She believes she is offering Sofiia a way out. Look is a sharp camel coat, tailored neutral colors, subtle jewelry, and a checkbook and pen. Skills recommended are controlled stillness, ... [See More]
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Short Film
Dmytro
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Man
Charleston
30 - 60
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
A lender and old family acquaintance who has called Sofiia all day. Heard on speakerphone and never seen. Wary and tired, not unkind. Skills recommended are a warm lived in voice, natural timing, clean phone quality recording, and availability to record separately from the shoot.
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Short Film
Sofiia Kovalenko
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Woman
Charleston
18 - 25
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
22, a Ukrainian American shop owner who arrived from Odesa at age six. She is proud, exhausted and has been holding everything together for weeks. She never raises her voice, and the pressure shows in her hands and in what she chooses not to say. Look: Sleeves rolled, hair pulled back, minimal makeu... [See More]
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Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
Female, playing age 65 to 80. Ukrainian or Eastern European appearance preferred. Sofiia’s late grandmother, seen only by Sofiia and by us. She never speaks, and no one else acknowledges her. Calm and giving nothing away. Look is a faded vyshyvanka in plain colors. Skills recommended are stillness a... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
A textile restorer and private buyer’s agent. Polite, exact and never cruel, which makes her difficult to refuse. She believes she is offering Sofiia a way out. Look is a sharp camel coat, tailored neutral colors, subtle jewelry, and a checkbook and pen. Skills recommended are controlled stillness, ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
A lender and old family acquaintance who has called Sofiia all day. Heard on speakerphone and never seen. Wary and tired, not unkind. Skills recommended are a warm lived in voice, natural timing, clean phone quality recording, and availability to record separately from the shoot.
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Submissions Due:
10/18/2026
22, a Ukrainian American shop owner who arrived from Odesa at age six. She is proud, exhausted and has been holding everything together for weeks. She never raises her voice, and the pressure shows in her hands and in what she chooses not to say. Look: Sleeves rolled, hair pulled back, minimal makeu... [See More]