22
Jun

BREAKTHROUGH CASTING- NYC & FL: SAG-AFTRA Student Film, ESTE NINO LINDO

*Email required info AND self-tape audition (see below for instructions)
*Submissions without self-tapes will not be considered
*SUBMIT ASAP!!!

 

SAG-AFTRA STUDENT FILM

 

PROJECT NAME:  Este Nino Lindo
PRODUCER:  Mary McCune
DIRECTOR:  Christian Fernandez
WRITER:  Christian Fernandez
FILM SCHOOL:  Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema of Brooklyn College
CASTING DIRECTOR:  BreakThrough Casting
SHOOT DATES:  8/16-8/26/17 (TBD)
LOCATION:  Key West, FL
AUDITION DATE:  Self-Tape
CALLBACKS:  TBD
RATE:  $125/*10 hrs + 20% agency fee + lodging + travel + meals + copy + credit
*work hours per Florida Child Labor Laws will be followed

 

LOG LINE:  After a man and his daughter escape Cuba on a makeshift raft, their lives and relationship are tested like never before.  STUDENT THESIS FILM written and directed by Christian Fernandez- http://www.christianjfernandez.com/film/

 

SEEKING:  

 

PLEASE NOTE – A considerable portion of filming will take place on the water in a raft.  All safety guidelines will be adhered to, however, talent must be comfortable in and on the water for this project.

 

[MARCIEL] 

Male, 35-45 yrs, Hispanic/Latino, Cuban descent a BIG PLUS, MANDATORY bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish.  (NOTE:  A considerable portion of filming will take place on the water in a raft.  All safety guidelines will be adhered to, however, talent must be comfortable in and on the water for this project.)

Marciel has lived a difficult life.  However hardened by his past, his eyes still reflect hope and that hope is captured by his love for his daughter.  She is all he has left in this world and will stop at nothing to ensure her a brighter future.  He is torn by his decision to set them on a perilous flight from Cuba aboard an unsteady raft to secure that future.   LEAD

 

[PERLA] 

Girl, 6-10 yrs (or younger looking 10+ yrs), Hispanic/Latina, Cuban descent a BIG PLUS, MANDATORY bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish.  (NOTE:  A considerable portion of filming will take place on the water in a raft.  All safety guidelines will be adhered to, however, talent must be comfortable in and on the water for this project.)

Perla is a young, imaginative, and intelligent little girl. She asks insightful questions and while she feels she understands her father, she misses seeing him happy.  The two of them drifting in a tenuous raft from Cuba, she finds that, while she trusts her father, she is frightened by how he is being shaped by their treacherous journey. She doesn’t recognize him and she doesn’t understand why.  LEAD

 

SUBMIT REQUIRED INFO AND SELF-TAPE:

 

*Submissions without self-tapes will not be considered
*SUBMIT ASAP!!!

 

Email the required info below AND your self-tape (video audition):

1)  name/email/cell/location base
2)  agency name/email/cell (if applicable)
3)  current height/weight/age (age for minors only)
4)  attach current headshots & updated resumes
5)  link(s) to acting reels (MANDATORY FOR ADULTS, BIG PLUS FOR MINORS)
6)  self-tape audition (MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE, SEE ROLES BELOW)
 

MARCIEL SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS 
Prior to self-taping, carefully read the role description above as well as the Script Reference Pages,
and use them ONLY AS ACTING REFERENCES, then in your video audition:
a)  slate (state your name and agency, if applicable)
b)  state your height/weight/location base
c)  zoom out- full body shot and profiles
d)  zoom in- headshot (shoulder to top of head) and perform the following:
e)  As the character Marciel, improvise dialogue in Spanish describing your love for your wife 
f)  As the character Marciel, improvise dialogue in Spanish describing your love for your  daughter
g) As the character Marciel, improvise dialogue in Spanish, describing your decision to take to the water
 

PERLA SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS 
Prior to self-taping, carefully read the role description above as well as the Script Reference Pages,
and use them ONLY AS ACTING REFERENCES, then in your video audition:
a)  slate (state your name and agency, if applicable)
b)  state your age/height/weight
c)  state your location base
d)  zoom out for full body shot and full body profiles
e)  zoom in for headshot (shoulder to top of head) and perform the following:
f)  in English, describe the scariest moment in your life
g)  in English or Spanish, describe the happiest moment in your life, in English or Spanish
h)  in Spanish only (mandatory) write AND read a short poem about the ocean

 

EMAIL:

 

johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (role of PERLA)
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (role of MARCIEL)

 

SUBJECT LINE:

 

Este Nino Lindo

 

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