BROOKLYN YOUNG FILMMAKERS

COMMUNITY FILMMAKING PROJECT

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers is producing OPEN/CLOSE, the story of a one-time successful but now blocked New York artist, who is frightened about her future. Carita Locke is adrift in a world full of people busy connecting through techno gadgets. A winter storm blows her off course into a dramatic, life changing encounter with a Serbian immigrant who has been on the edge of her world, but who she never really noticed.

CASTING CALL

(NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY – But what a great experience youll have!)

FEMALE / 40s / African American

Carita Locke: An articulate writer who is at a lost when it comes to understanding her own feelings. Her quiet grace hides desperation. She blossomed in the early era of SEX AND THE CITY and dresses in chic Bohemian like Carrie.

MALE / 35 / Serbian Immigrant

Dragan: Skilled and debonair, he is frustrated by his American experience and trapped in a job where he serves those who he would wish to be his colleagues. His passion is threatening to boil over. (Has Serbian or believeable Serbian accent)

FEMALE / 40s / Jamaican American

Alexandra Alex Barnes: High powered, professional and sexy, a Samantha devotee. Carefully groomed, she successfully (as it is her aim) hides her Jamaican background  except when she is angry. A loyal and loving friend to Carita, Alex believes its her job to shake her friend out of a destructive romantic obsession.

TO APPLY: You must fit one of the character descriptions. If you have acting experience, you can email your resume and head shot. If you dont have any experience, simply email us your picture with your phone number. (Optional: a letter about why you are interested in the part) We will contact you and ask some questions to determine whether or not we will set up an audition time with you. If you live or work in Fort Greene or an immediate surrounding area, that is considered a plus.

Rehearsals will start in mid-August, to be arranged according to the actors schedules. The shoot will either be the last weekend in August or the second weekend in September. There is no pay involved. Meals will be provided on the shoot. Actors will get a DVD copy of the finished film.

SEND INFO TO: communityfilm@wearebyfc.org

Questions: 718-935-0490

OPEN/CLOSE is the film project developed in BYFCs Spring/Summer 2010 Make A Film Class Series, that we run in conjunction with New York City College of Technologys Division of Continuing Education.