[BlindKid] Casting call for 16-28 year old blind female

[Carlton Anne Cook Walker]

>From the fabulous Katelyn McIntyre and the NFB Performing Arts Division:


Access Acting Academy
Casting Blind Female 16-28 yrs old for UCLA Short Film

Happy Holidays All!

Two in one day, eh!

Break Legs! I believe in us!
-Marilee Talkington (Executive Director, Access Acting Academy)
*CASTING NOTICE for Blind Female 16-28 years old*

*Project Title:** Solstice – UCLA MFA Short Film, 12min*

*Shooting Dates:* 2/16-2/20/2022

*Location:* Los Angeles, CA

*Genre:* drama/fantasy

*Logline:* The story is set in a fictional town in medieval times. On a
strange winter night when the sun fails to set, the whole town is burned by
fire as a punishment for being filled with pretentious and arrogant
residents. There are only two escaped from the fire, Lyla, a blind girl who
sells eggs on the local street, and an isolated young traveler from another
village.

*Character Name*: Lyla

*Role Description: *Lyla is a blind young girl (visual age.16-28) living in
a small town in medieval times, depending her life on selling eggs on the
street. She seems to be vulnerable and is treated badly by some arrogant
local people. But deep inside of her there are some striking strength and
energy lying underneath.



*Submission Details:* Please send an email with a headshot, brief
self-introduction, and/or video reel (if any) to jingruofilm at ucla.edu,
naming subject “Solstice – Lyla – actor’s name”.



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* Access Acting Academy Notes*-Please submit only if you are right for this
role.
-Please feel free to pass on this notice to your community or someone who
fits the breakdown and might like to submit.
-Please submit to the contact email listed in the notice.
-Please do not submit to Access Acting Academy. Neither Marilee nor AAA
-has any further information about this project than what is listed below.
-When submitting, please let casting know you heard about the role from
Access Acting Academy and/or Marilee



Carlton Anne Cook Walker
Attorney at Law
BEAR--Blindness Education and Advocacy Resources
Teacher of Students with Blindness/Low Vision
President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
101 Kelly Drive
Carlisle, PA   17015
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