[blindkid] Nikon making horror movie with "evil albino" children

[Holly Miller]

Denise, that didn't even occur to me!  Duh!  I'll send him the info right now. 

I just found out about this Thursday night & spoke to the casting company yesterday so it's been kind of a whirlwind. 

I spoke to someone from NOAH too but it's not clear if they are going to act. They feel sometimes its better to ignore than bring attention to it. I might agree if this was some fly by night indie project.  With it being fronted by Nikon though, I feel that elevates the project. Nikon should know better. 

Thanks!

Holly

On Oct 27, 2012, at 10:43 AM, "Denise Colton" <dlcolton at parkcity.net> wrote:

> This is truly sickening Holly.  Do you know if Dr. Maurer has been apprised
> about this movie?  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Holly Baker
> Miller
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:12 AM
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> Subject: [blindkid] Nikon making horror movie with "evil albino" children
> 
> Hi everyone!
> I'm posting this because I know we have a lot of members whose kids have
> Albinism.
> 
> I recently became aware of a collaboration between Nikon and director
> Guillermo Arriaga where they are casting two children with Albinism for a
> short horror film.  Nikon is involved because the end product will be
> essentially a commercial for their D800 DSLR's video capability. To make
> sure I wasn't jumping to conclusions, I called the casting company myself
> and was told this is a "dark role" ie, the typical evil albino stereotype.
> I had what was actually a very pleasant conversation with this person.
> They said they were becoming aware of the issues with casting children with
> Albinism in this role.  While they do not have any creative control over the
> process, they did say the clients were considering what kind of backlash it
> could cause.
> 
> The good news is the part has not been filmed yet.  According to the casting
> notice, the children are to be filmed on Nov 7 & 8.  That means there is
> still time for them to change their mind!  There are many ways to have
> creepy kids without resorting to exploiting Albinism.
> 
> If you are so inclined, and on twitter, here is a tweet we are trying to get
> spread around as quickly as possible.
> 
> @NikonUSA Recast Broken Night Movie. Don't exploit children with Albinism.
> #AlbinoNotEvil #Albinism #Nikon
> 
> If you prefer snail mail, their address is Nikon Inc 1300 Walt Whitman Road,
> Melville, NY 11747-3064
> 
> I have not been able to find a working email address for anyone at Nikon but
> you can submit emails dirrectly on their website.
> http://www.nikonusa.com/en/About-Nikon/Contact-Us.page
> 
> We are directing our attention to Nikon as it is their end product and
> because, hopefully, they have more concern about their reputation.
> Their Corporate Social Responsibility states their priorities include
> respect for human rights and work environments, and promoting diversity in
> the workforce, This is not the way to accomplish that.
> 
> Please feel free to share this far and wide.
> 
> Holly
> aka Hank's mom
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