"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" casting notice
06.17 - Posted by Editor
Award winning Asian American filmmaker Joy Dietrich is casting a new film -- read on for the details, and send in those headshots soon!
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
SYNOPSIS: The 16mm narrative featurette TIE A YELLOW RIBBON is an hour-long, lyrical exploration into the subconscious dream world of three troubled Asian-American girls.
Non-Union, SAG undecided. RATE: $0-$100 PER DAY
Production Co.: Tie a Yellow Ribbon, LLC
Producers: T.Leonard, T. Yong, M.Langa
Director: Joy Dietrich
Website: www.jedfilms.net
Auditions/Interviews: July 2004
Shoots: November 2004 & April 2005
Location: New York City
PLEASE SEND PHOTOS & RESUMES BY MAIL ONLY TO:
ATTN: EMILY DRES BRAND
60 EAST 8TH STREET, #20-D
NEW YORK, NY 10003
MARK SUBMISSIONS: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
PLEASE SPECIFY ROLE
NO PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS PLEASE.
Seeking both Union and non-union actors for the following roles:
[SANDY] 20's Chinese American, spunky and efficient. Full of positive energy, a nice girl from a small town. Her personal style is average American. [LEAD]
[BEA] 18-20's Asian American, beautiful model-type, hip and edgy, with a self-destructive desire to be wanted and loved. [LEAD]
[JENNY] 20's Korean adoptee w/ dyed blonde hair. Damaged emotionally. Grew up in a small Midwestern town. Has issues with abandonment and identity. [LEAD]
[YOUNG SANDY] 5-7 yrs old, Chinese American, shy but spunky, imaginative, time period: late 1970s. [LEAD]
[BILLY] White male, 7 yrs. old, red-head, talkative, provincial time: late 1970s. [LEAD]
[SIREN QUEEN] 30-40ís Asian, regal, bewitching, mesmerizing. [LEAD]
[TEENAGE JENNY] 14 yrs old, Korean adoptee, conflicted about her identity. Has a Farrah Fawcett haircut. Time period: 1980s. [LEAD]
[MARY/OFFICE MANAGER] Dual role of Jennyís blonde Midwestern mother Mary and aggressive, intimidating Office Manager of a photography studio, late 30s-early 40s. [LEAD]
[PHILLIP] White, early 30s, erudite, sensual, cold, dangerous, has an Asian fetish. [LEAD]
[JOE] White, (age 17 and late 20s), Jennyís blonde brother, provincial, high-school dropout.
[MRS. WELLSTONE] White, 30s-40s, 2nd grade teacher, motherly, warm, provincial.
[YOUNG JENNY] 6 yrs old, Korean adoptee w/ slight accent. Time period: 1970s.
[YOUNG BEA] 10 yrs old, Asian American, smart, tidy, pretty.
[KEN] 20's Asian-American, bookish, supportive, caring, loves his girlfriend.
[GRANDMOTHER] 60, Vietnamese, fresh off the boat, nurturing, inner strength.
[SIMON] 20 yrs old, Asian American, hipster, edgy, musician type.
[BEA'S FATHER] 30-40's Chinese-American, well to do suburbanite, yuppy.
[BEA'S MOTHER] 30-40's Vietnamese, well to do suburbanite, obedient.
[SANDY'S MOTHER] 30's Chinese, hardworking, earnest.
[SANDY'S FATHER] 30's Chinese, hardworking, earnest.
[SANDY'S BROTHER] 15 yrs old, Chinese-American.
[ELIZABETH] 30's Asian, affluent, immaculately groomed, perfect life, pill-popper.
[CHARLIE] 2-3 yrs old, Amerasian boy (half white, half Asian).
[JOHN] White, late 30s-40s, affluent, professional, fatherly, married to Asian woman.
[CATHERINE] Asian-American, age 5, curious, not shy, adventurous.
[MICHELLE] White, 18-20, beautiful model-type, competitive, catty personality.
[BILLY SR.] White, mid-30s, provincial, Vietnam vet.
[GIRL] White, age 9, quintessential "all-American" type.
[STYLIST] White female, late 20s-30s, stylish, professional, assertive.
[PHOTOGRAPHER] White male, 30s-40s, professional, direct, strong.
