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Words From The Oven

Feature Film SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
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Synopsis:

BASED ON A TRUE STORY. Orphaned in 1940 rural Pennsylvania, a young Lebanese boy must save his family farm, risking everything as loss and love shape the man he becomes.

Roles For This Project

  • Feature Film
    SAG Weekly Scale: $1...

    Role Rate:

    SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
    Woman Washington 18 - 28 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 18 - early 33 y/o. This is the 1950's. Helena is sweet, romantic, and yearns for a simple, beautiful life untouched by the harsh realities around her. She dreams of love and peace and often retreats into her hopeful imagination ... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Woman Washington 30 - 35 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | 30 -35 y/o | Day Player...Under 10. This is the 1980's. Dianne has great energy. She is a creative artist. Has a great relationship with her sister Betty. Even though they may not see each other often they are still best friends. MUST BE L... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Woman Washington 6 - 9 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | Child (6 - 9 y/o) | Day Player...Under 5. There will be a set teacher. This is the 1950's. Not looking for shy actors - Dianne is an artistic, sensitive, and introspective kid. She likes to play and sing with her sister Betty. She is emot... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Man Washington 40 - 55 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Male | White | 40 - 55 y/o | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1940's. You are a racist aggressive and loud customer at a farmers market. You want honey but the vendor is Filipino so you are rude and threaten to steal his product. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB Man Washington 23 - 32 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | (23 -32 y/o). A handsome strong, disciplined farmer-turned-baker shaped by early trauma. Francis is stoic, principled, and deeply loving, though rarely expressive of it. He’s gruff and sharp-tongued, using dry humor and wisecracks as both ... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG Weekly Scale: $1...

    Role Rate:

    SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
    Man Washington 25 - 35 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | 25–35 y/o. This is the 1940's - 1950's. Charismatic, volatile, and deeply self-destructive, John is Francis’s older brother and rival and emotional foil. He is a jerk (defensive and unreliable, quick to blame the world) but that cruelty is... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Woman Washington 40 - 60 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Female | white | 40-60 | Day Player...Under 5. This is the 1950's. Funeral guest, she's pretty racist but not intentionally. Subtle problematic nature. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Man Washington 40 - 55 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    White | Male | 40s–50s. This is the 1940's - 50's. Crude, transactional, and dismissive on the surface. He’s not just a faceless bureaucrat, though: beneath his professional exterior lies a stubborn streak of racial bias and an authoritative, often abrasive demeanor. He’s unapologetically business-f... [See More]

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Man Washington 28 - 33 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Male | White | early 30s | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1950's. He owns a construction company and helps on the family farm. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.

  • Feature Film
    SAG MLB $436/day Woman Washington 18 - 23 SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film Feature Film
    Submissions Due: 03/16/2026

    Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 16 - 25 y/o | Under 5 lines. Volatile and quick to anger, Martha frequently clashes with Marie, reflecting deeper unresolved conflicts. She’s fiercely passionate and outspoken, her anger often masking vulnerability. MUST BE LOC... [See More]

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Project Notes

ACTORS MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. This script is very nicely written. Great dramatic roles for actors. Think of Minari (2020) and Cinema Paradiso (1988) and thrown in a little Brooklyn (2015). Director has won 11 "best screenplay" awards.

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