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Canary (Feature film)

WWII drama following headstrong Grace Steele as she joins the factory war effort. She'll make friends for life in the women she meets, and maybe a little more.

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In the midst of the Second World War, a newly graduated Grace Steele decides to join the war effort, moving across the country to work in a munitions factory. There she meets a group of vivacious women whom she quickly befriends. They help her settle into her new village life and introduce her to the charming Canadian soldiers at the local pub full of dancing and drinks. None of the boys catches her eye but Grace swiftly becomes enamoured with one of the factory girls - Ruth Williams. 

The film will follow the girls through the final months of the war as they navigate this new love and what it means for them when the war is over and the men finally come home.


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Actress: Lily Woods
(Female, 21 to 28 years old)

Role status:

Closed on 31 October, 2022

In return for:

Partnership (expenses paid)

Food and expenses covered for the whole run plus seats at screenings next summer.

Timing:

Shooting will run from November until late February with specifics to follow after the role has been cast.

Location:

Based in Bristol, United Kingdom

Lily Woods (24-25)

Lily is a sweet and open woman, engaged to her childhood sweetheart John who proposed before going off to war. She is optimistic about winning the war and obsessed with true love stories. But when she stops receiving letters from John, Lily becomes bitter and numb to the war.

Look 25 years old.

Natural hair colour.


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