Casting Call! Dramatic role for documentary

We are producing a short film on a very sensitive and stigmatized topic.

The focus is on an invisible population that is part of the collateral damage surrounding sexual offences: the partners of the offender and their decision to stay with their partner who has offended sexually.

Due to the sensitivities of the subject matter, we cannot reveal the identity of the subject (based on a true story) and therefore will be filming abstract dramatizations. The scenes will reflect themes of:

- family
- isolation
- loneliness
- fear & anxiety
- love and hope

Lead Roles:
Woman - around 30 - 40 yrs, any ethnicity (2 days, paid)
Man - around 30 -40 yrs, any ethnicity (1/2 day, honorarium)
Boy - around 7 - 10yrs, any ethnicity (1/2 day, honorarium)
Girl - around 10 - 14 yrs, any ethnicity (1/2 day, honorarium)

Background Actors:

3 adults, any age, ethnicity (1/4 day, honorarium)

Please send photos/reel to casting [at] roscofilms [dot] com.

We will be filming in middle of November in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Own transportation a must!

CASTING CALL: Women in prison - Volunteers!

We're looking for a group of 6-8 women, preferably 35 yrs + of any ethnicity to act as our "Volunteers" for STRIDE night, a program that brings the community into women's prisons across Canada through games, crafts, and other social activities.

The main scene would be a simulated STRIDE night with volunteers being paired with actors portraying the women in prison. Activities would include making hand-made cards, writing letters, drawing pictures.

A select few volunteers (1 or 2) with flexible schedules are needed to be featured volunteers few extra scenes interacting with one of the women.

Time commitment: 1/2 day for STRIDE night scene; + 1 day total (but possibly broken up over a number of days) for featured volunteers.

Renumeration: Minimal honorarium (Gift card).


If you are interested, pls email us some photos of yourself and any comments/questions to: casting [at] roscofilms [dot] com.

Location Scout: PRISON (... or school).

Knowing that finding a school available to shoot in June is very difficult to find, we're looking at early July if possible! One full day (8 - 12 hrs if possible). Holla at ken[at]roscofilms[dot]com.  Thanks!

The Elmira Case - SOLD OUT!

1. Huge "thank you" to all of you who came out to see THE ELMIRA CASE Canadian premiere at the Grand River Film Festival on Wednesday, Nov. 4th! There was a great showing and made extra special with the reunion of Russell Kelly and Mark Yantzi, two of the stars of the film.

Ken and Jon introduce the film at GRFF at the splendid Apollo Cinema.

2. Our second screening at the epic Apollo Cinema hosted by our production partners Community Justice Initiatives on Thursday November 19th, 7pm is SOLD OUT!! That's over 300 tickets sold and a waiting list of at least 50 people. Thank you for your support! 

Fortunately, if you haven't got your tickets yet, there are two more FREE screenings set up with special guests and "co-stars" of the film, Mark Yantzi and Russ Kelly:

- Friday, November 20th

4pm - 6pm.

St. Jerome's University, University of Waterloo

Siegfried Hall, Room 302

- Thursday, November 26th

10am - 11am

Conestoga College Doon Campus, Blue Room

(Go in through Door 4 at "B" Wing and follow through to cafeteria)

The Elmira Case - Canadian Premiere at Grand River Film Festival!

We're thrilled to announce that our short documentary THE ELMIRA CASE is making it's Canadian premiere at Grand River Film Festival!  We love that this local story which still making waves internationally years later, is premiering within the community that started it all.

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THE ELMIRA CASE will be screening on Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00pm together with the winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary at HotDocs, Haida Gwaii: On The Edge Of The World (dir. Charles Wilkinson)