Anousha Zarkesh is a Sydney-based casting agent who is seeking to recruit men and women with Middle Eastern heritage, particularly Iranian, for a new SBS telemovie.

The two-part film called Saved has been written and will be directed by the acclaimed Chinese Australian director Tony Ayres, whose most recent work The Home Song Stories received seven Australian Film Industry awards in 2007.

``No experience is required, but enthusiasm is a must,'' Ms Zarkesh said.

She is hoping Parramatta and its surrounding suburbs such as Harris Park, which has a large Iranian community, will provide the talent needed to fill six roles.

``Ideally we would like to recruit Iranians but what we really need are Farsi-speaking people, which can include people from places like Syria or Iraq,'' Ms Zarkesh said.

Renowned Australian actor Claudia Karvan will play the female lead as Julia, an Australian woman who is grieving the loss of her baby and forms a relationship with an Iranian man, Amir, in the Villawood immigration detention centre.

``There is nothing political in this film,'' Ms Zarkesh said.

``My father was a political prisoner in Iran and I understand people might be wary because of the politics.''

Ms Zarkesh is married to seasoned Australian actor David Field, who is currently making his debut as a director on another film, The Combination, which has just finished shooting in and around Parramatta.

It traces the story of a young Lebanese man growing up in the cultural and ethnic melting pot of western Sydney.

``There is an untapped pool of talent in these migrant communities but they never get a look-in, they never get a job here,'' Ms Zarkesh said.

Casting will take place in Sydney from Monday, May 5. Ms Zarkesh said actors must be available to travel to Melbourne for the shooting during August and September.

Anyone who is Farsi-speaking, aged between 20 and 50 and would like to audition for one of the roles should email Ms Zarkesh with their details including a photo to azarkesh@iprimus.com.au.