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Casting Short Film-San Francisco, CA-Reno, NV - Casting ID # 875293
Project Type Feature Film Submission Type Self Response
Market Reno, NV Union Non-union
Location San Francisco, CA 94199 Release Date 12-06-10
Rate/Pay n/a Submission deadline 01-06-11
Audition Date n/a Casting Category Feature Film - Short Film
Synopsis

The son of a blacklisted labor leader becomes involved his estranged father’s McCarthy era associate, now an aging radical professor who may hold the key to unlocking his family’s embattled legacy. The budget will be miniscule but everyone will be well fed and copies of the scenes will be provided. It will also be a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with talented people and potentially trade skills and labor on future projects.



on future projects.

Role # 1 MEYER BLOOM
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

MEYER BLOOM: 34 – 40, Jewish –East Coast background. 1940’s-50’s era labor leader. Tall, stoic, proud and principled Union leader who naturally commands the respect and admiration of his colleagues and friends.



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Male
Age: from 34 to 40

Role # 2 AARON BLOOM
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AARON BLOOM: Early 30’s – Meyer’s long estranged son. Intelligent and good natured, but harbors long buried resentments around his father’s abandonment.



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Male
Age: from 30 to 35

Role # 3 PROFESSOR NICHOLAS H
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PROFESSOR NICHOLAS HYNES: 67-75, Ivy league professor, political activist and provocateur. Think Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky. Still vigorous and irascible, he likes to challenge and inspire his students but does not suffer academic beaurocrats lightly.



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Male
Age: from 67 to 75

Role # 4 NICHOLAS HYNES
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NICHOLAS HYNES (20’s): As a brilliant young lawyer, fresh from Yale, the future professor forsakes a cushy associates ship through his upper class family connections to help defend Labor organizers from HUAC anti-communist persecution and becomes a close friend and confidant of Meyer Bloom.



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 30

Role # 5 MEGHAN KAVANAUGH
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

MEGHAN KAVANAUGH: 22-28. Graduate student, assistant and protégé of Professor Hynes, she is brilliant, politically minded, outspoken and fearless.



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Female
Age: from 22 to 28

Role # 6 REG MURPHY
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

REG MURPHY: M, 35-45,


Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Male
Age: from 35 to 45

Role # 7 DORIS
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

DORIS: F, 30-45.


Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Female
Age: from 30 to 45

Role # 8 RUTH BLOOM
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

RUTH BLOOM: F, 28-37,


Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Female
Age: from 28 to 37

Role # 9 AMANDA
Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role

AMANDA: F, approx 4-7



Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Female
Age: from 4 to 7

Role # 10 EXTRAS
Seeking 10 talent(s) for this role

EXTRAS NEEDED.


Searchable talent specs :

Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35