CASTING FOR SHORT FILM
September 15th, 2021 | Castings
Susie Jenkins
- Girl
- Age: 5-8
- Any Ethnicity
Character Breakdown: If you were to ask Suzie to describe herself in three words, they would probably be: dreamer, genius, sunbeam. Suzie has a curiosity and sense of wonder that is wholly outsized for her age and the conditions she has grown up in. Where her friends might watch the latest episodes of the Smurfs and giggle at all the misogynist taunts from Brainy Smurf to Smurfette, Suzie races home to catch Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, excited to find new things to talk about at dinner. And while it’s been great to feel the magic and presence of Santa all these years at Christmas, her first lost tooth is an opportunity to finally meet a female figure in a position of magical authority, and she couldn’t be more excited. She has so many questions.
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Alice Brown
- Girl
- Age: 5-8
- Ethnically Ambiguous, Black, East Asian, East Indian/South Asian, Southeast Asian, or Latina/Hispanic
Character Breakdown: Alice is not just smart, but quick, and perhaps precocious is not a strong enough of a word to capture her easily. As Alice ages, she wonders often about whether what the world is telling her is true, or if the world, and her parents, are just making it up as they go. She’s not upset or resentful about her burgeoning world view, rather, she’s more like the kid that thinks they know how the magic trick is done and looks on as the other kids are amazed, and wonders how they can’t all see how obvious it is. Alice detests being condescended to by adults but bears no grudges as she has realized that most adults are just scared children still, waiting for someone to tell them what to do. All of her surety is shattered when Lucinda shows up in her room that fateful night, and, for the first time, Alice is actually scared of the world and the chaos that a broken down Lucinda represents.
Details:
- This is a lightly-paid booking
- You MUST be available in the Seattle, WA area for the following:
- Callbacks: September 25, 2021
- Film Shoot: October 15, 16 & 17, 2021
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