GALVANIZE: Auditions: Short Film (Paid)

 

 

Short Film Auditions

 

Giving Voice (working title)

 

Paid, non-union

 

Filming: June 11, 2022 (7 am - 7 pm)

Location: DC

 

Synopsis:

Under a tight deadline, journalism student Gwendolyn struggles to choose a historical figure as the focus of a high school homework assignment.  When her grandmother steps in to help, Gwendolyn takes an unexpected journey through history to meet civil rights activist and renowned journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the first Black female student to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. As Gwendolyn learns about the adversities that Charlayne overcame, she discovers her own family legacy at the University of Georgia and embraces her responsibility to continue the fight for equality.

 

Characters:

Maya (60s) African American female, savvy elder who enjoys reading and cooking

 

Toni (40s) African American female, raising her teen daughter, active

 

Gwendolyn "Gwennie" (14) African American female, typical teenager, prefers movies over books

 

Submission Process:

· Please submit an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link of a taped monologues (1-2 minutes long).

· Email link to ikamcasting@gmail.com 

· *Do not share links via Google drive and do not make links private)

Submission deadline: Saturday, April 23 by 10 pm EST

 

Use the following format for email subject: GV: Character – Your First Initial, Last Name

 

In the body of the email, please include callback preference to expedite scheduling. 

 

An example is:

April 30 anytime between 1 pm - 3 pm

May 1 - unavailable 

 

Callbacks will be notified no later than Wednesday, April 27 and provided with sides and an audition day and time.

 

Callbacks will be held during the following days and times:

 

Saturday, April 30: 1pm -3pm [Silver Spring or Bowie, Maryland location]

 

Sunday, May 1: 1pm - 3 pm [Downtown Washington DC location]

 

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He/she who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and the unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed. - Gordon Parks


May every day be the beginning of an endless self discovery and adventure......whether you like it or not. Embrace it and soar!     - H. Taha

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Film Festival Circuit - Private Screenings

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Streaming now - check it out!

Jacqueline and Jilly

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Watch on ALLBLK or Amazon Prime!

The Catcher

Written and Directed by Karyn Langhorn Folan

Watch the trailer!

Airing: aspireTV Urban Indie Block

Water in a Broken Glass

Written by Jamelle Williams-Thomas and Danielle Mooney

Based on the novel, Water in a Broken Glass by Odessa Rose

www.ikamproductions.com

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