We're doing auditions now for KINDRED SPIRIT at NYU Tisch Asia. Here are the casting breakdowns. If you know anyone who might be interested in these parts, please have them contact director Erin Galey at EG1124@NYU.EDU to schedule a time to audition.
Thanks!
Erin Galey
(Writer/Director)
KINDRED SPIRIT is a story about the funeral of a fun-loving "Peter Pan Forever" surfer whose two girlfriends (yep) are confronted with each other for the first time at his funeral. The tense and comedic situation builds to a fistfight at the beach service, and is vaguely resolved only by their fond memory of the surfer. This film will be shot on super 16mm film by DP Shivani Khattar and production design by Laetitia Gangotena. Director Erin Galey has worked with The Flaming Lips, Woodshed Entertainment (producing John Krasinski's latest film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men), ESPN.com, the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, and a talented group of directors at Tisch. She is currently a 2nd year studying Directing and Cinematography at NYU Tisch Asia in Singapore.
Seeking dynamic, confident actors for the following roles:
SAMANTHA (25-30. Any ethnicity. Athletic)
A previous surfer turned student, Samantha is a bit of a tomboy. She is sensitive, generous, and polite, but can become competitive when threatened (and once she snaps, her sting is fierce!). Samantha seeks redemption from a betrayal that's cast her as an outsider.
BRIDGET (25-30, any ethnicity)
Bridget is a bit of a dreamer. She wants to get married and travel the world, forget about money and live off the land, and write beautiful songs on her guitar by the campfire. She easily drifts between fantasy and reality.
ROSE (25-35, any ethnicity, possibly athletic)
Rose is a responsible, straightforward woman who wants to take care of problems. She is a compassionate caretaker who rules with tough love. She is stronger than she looks.
CAROLINE (45-70, any ethnicity)
Caroline can't cope with the death of her son. She avoids thinking about it, convinced the funeral is a pleasant party and her son will show up any minute. This is a VERY dynamic role for an older woman.
ANDY (25-40, any ethnicity).
A surf shop business owner, Andy is a free spirit turned boy scout. Albeit in a laid-back surfer kind of way, Andy is a strong, goal-oriented, creative problem solver. He’s the guy you want on your team when you don’t have the answer, and who says what no one else is willing to say. He’s a natural leader.
DALE (25-40, any ethnicity)
Dale is the quintessential surfer bum. He’s loyal to his crew, doesn’t have a job, and follows the waves. He steers clear of conflict (bad vibes dude!), and his main goal is to find the perfect/next wave.
1 comment:
Hi,
My name is Natasha Capol and I am one of the candidates who have been to this casting call with Erin.
Erin assembled this sort of "casting call-audition" to meet up with this other actress she mentioned as Eunice.
And as usual, I come in in a huff and puff, running a bit late, and meet Eunice.
At first I looked at her and I thought, "Boy, she's a stunning one!" Didn't think much of it and introduced myself to her. And being as straight-forward and blunt as I usually am, said, "Ya know...You look like some famous person that I don't know the name of. But you really do. You're not famous are ya?" And she just giggled.
From my perspective, we immediately clicked, Eunice and I. She seemed pretty down to earth and not too legendary from what I was about to find out.
So we went along with the audition. And just as we ended and Eunice had to shoot off, it suddenly clicked in my incredibly slow brain, that this woman, sitting opposite me was the Eunice Olsen. And of course, being the clumsy character that I am, bursted out with the "Holy chumbawamba! You are the Eunice Olsen!"
Yes that was quite an embarrassing realisation, especially from what I had said earlier.
To Erin's credit, she's had to put up with alot of my spontaneities and this was definately one of them. I must say, she seemed to quite enjoy that encounter. :)
I was asked to comment on my views and why I wanted to be part of this film. What I liked most about the plot of this film is what the character's stories each had to portray. There is this universal theme in this film that applies to each and everyone of us on this planet. That each character in this film portrays the despair and desire to live and to love, to be accepted as an individual in the society we live in today. And to me, this is a very important aspect in our modern world, especially with what is happening in the world as we speak - in terms of humanity, acceptance, choice, needs and so on.
Not only that, but in each of the characters' stories, there's a real power and journey they all have to go through with that I'm sure the audience can all connect with in some way. And hopefully most of you out there will get a chance to see what is to become of this film.
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