Silver Screen Cinema Productions is having a casting call for a short film entitled:
Forgiven.
Synopsis: A slave hand named Thomas is
accused of murdering Jacob, the son of Thomas’ owner, James. James
gathers a mob to find him. When people are out for revenge, can
forgiveness be found?
We are casting for one scene to be filmed on Saturday,
October 22nd. This scene will be used to post on
Kickstarter to raise money to shoot the rest of the film.
Our casting dates are as
follows:
Thursday October 6th from 7:00 PM to 9:00
PM
Friday October 7th from 7:00 PM to 9:00
PM
Saturday October 8th from 10:00 AM to 2:00
PM
Location is: 770 E 9000 South Sandy,
Utah
We are specifically looking for actors for the parts of
Thomas Jones and Jacob Smith. All other actors for the other parts
are welcome. The parts are described below. Feel
free to contact Evan Brown at the email given or by phone, 801-232-0431 for more
details and to have a copy of the scene to be shot emailed over.
Character Bios
Thomas Jones
30’s, African American slave in the Civil War era; Well
built, hardworking, accused of killing his owner’s youngest son.
James Smith
40’s, Caucasian. Slave owner from whom Thomas
escapes.
Martha Smith
40’s, Caucasian. James’ wife.
Jacob Smith
Preteen, Caucasian. He’s James’ only son.
Harland
50’s, African American. A former slave who escaped from
his owner. Religious Man, He lives
alone.
Lyla
30’s African American slave woman. The
Housemaid for James and Martha.
Sheriff
40’s - 50’s Caucasian. Stocky. Lives an easy life.
He’s the sheriff of the town James live outside of.
Hunters 1 & 2
30’s - 40’s, Caucasian. These two men are backwoods,
Tennesseans. The real Hill Billie type.
Slave Hands
20’s - 30’s, African American. Other slaves owned by
James who is recruited to help find Thomas.
Let Craze know if they are interested in you! Thanks!