[Job-Listings] Casting Opportunity for Feature Film

[David Andrews]

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>Hello all, We received the below announcement 
>looking for a blind woman in her 40s to 60s. If 
>you fit the description, please email 
>runnerfilm at kateantognini.com with your interest, 
>and share with others. Hello! I'm casting an 
>exciting indie feature film by 
>exceptionally-talented first time director 
>Marian Mathias. We are looking for a blind or 
>visually impaired woman to play quite an 
>important character. It is important to Marian 
>that the role goes to someone that is blind or 
>visually impaired in real life. In my research, 
>I came across National Federation for the Blind 
>and wanted to get in touch to see if you know of 
>anyone that would be interested in the 
>project.  Marian wants to discover someone new 
>for the role and is very open to and interested 
>in working with a non actor, so no acting 
>experience is required. We are casting for the 
>role of Holly, a motherly figure, who is a blind 
>or visually impaired woman of any ethnicity in 
>her late 40's-60's. Marian graduated with an MFA 
>from NYU Tisch School of the Arts as a 
>Departmental Fellow. She is a recipient of the 
>Hollywood Foreign Press Award and the Sara 
>Driver Production Award. Her thesis film Give Up 
>The Ghost premiered as an Official Selection at 
>the 2017 Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation). 
>Her films have premiered worldwide in countries 
>such as Egypt, Poland, and Nepal. "Runner," her 
>first feature, has been selected for the 2018 
>Cannes Cinéfondation Residence and the Torino 
>FeatureLab. It is the recipient of the 
>prestigious 2019 TorinoFilmLab Co-Production 
>Award. While the film is tentatively shooting in 
>Indiana this Spring, they will cover all travel 
>and board for whoever is cast wherever in the 
>world you live. Also, you will be compensated 
>for your work (SAG scale for Modified Low 
>Budget). Note if you are not available during 
>that time frame for some reason, you should 
>still audition as the shoot may push back 
>depending on cast schedules. Just give me a 
>heads up if you have a potential conflict. See 
>more details about the project and synopsis 
>below, as well as attached treatment. Please let 
>me know asap if you'd like to self tape and I 
>will send you directions. PROJECT DETAILS: Type: 
>Feature Film Title: Runner Director: Marian 
>Mathias [marianmathias.com] Producer: Nadia 
>Turincev & Joy Jorgensen Casting Director: Kate 
>Antognini Talent Rate: Sag Scale Modified Low 
>Budget + agency fee (negotiable for right 
>talent) Film Budget: Modified Low Budget - 
>$500k, full funded Usage: Film Festival Circuit 
>& potential theater distribution Shoot Date: 
>tentatively mid Feb. to March 2021 (4-6 week 
>shoot) Shoot Location: Indiana (all travel and 
>board will be covered) Synopsis: Runner follows 
>Haas, an eighteen-year-old girl raised by a 
>single father in Missouri. Growing up in an 
>isolated town composed of mostly German 
>immigrant families, she is unsure of the life 
>that has been set out for her by her community. 
>When her father dies suddenly she is left to 
>bury him alone. In order to meet the terms of 
>his will, she must bring him to the town where 
>he was born, a community battling both the 
>stresses of climate and economy. In the process 
>of this journey, she meets another wayward soul 
>and through this friendship her understanding of 
>loss begins to take shape. Best, Kate Kate 
>Antognini | Casting Director website 
>kateantognini.com instagram @kateantognini 
>~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M. www.katelynmac.com 
>www.facebook.com/KatelynMacMusic 
>@KatelynMacMusic President, National Federation 
>of the Blind Performing Arts Division ________________