Bit Playas (2019)
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 1 season, 8 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two aspiring actors of color in Canada keep getting stuck in minor roles. The show follows their careers and the frustrations of being typecast.
wryfrustratedcomedicobservationalbittersweetsharpdown-to-earth
What happens
Bit Playas is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2019 on CBC Gem. The series stars Nigel Downer and Kris Siddiqi as Leon and Ahmed, two aspiring actors who find that their status as people of colour relegates them to bit parts. The series received six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Fiction Web Program or Series, Best Lead Performance in Web Program or Series (2: Downer, Siddiqi), Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (2: Allison Johnston for the episode "Comic Con" and Samir Rehem for the episode "Final Fight") and Best Writing in a Web Program or Series (Siddiqi and Downer for the episode "Auditions"). It won the awards for Best Fiction Web Program or Series and Best Writing in a Web Program or Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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