SAG-AFTRA "Parachutes" Short Film Open Casting Call in California by Abl Casting

Open Casting call for a SAG-AFTRA short film titled PARACHUTES

Location: Los Angeles

Shoot dates: August 17-20

[YOUNGWON] PLEASE SUBMIT 18 PLUS TO PLAY YOUNGER (17 years old), East Asian, female. Youngwon is Korean. She is sharp and strong-willed, determined to make her Korean family proud as she is sent to the US as a foreign exchange student while her family stays in Korea. She doesn't speak English but sporadically learns by spying on television while her host mom is out of the house. She is concerned and becomes protective of the other Japanese exchange student living under the same roof, which has endured the strict conditions of their host mom longer than she has. FLUENCY IN KOREAN PREFERRED. LEAD

(KEIKO) PLEASE SUBMIT 1B PLUS TO PLAY YOUNGER (17 years old), East Asian, female. Keiko is Japanese. She is quiet and shy. She fears George and tries to teach Youngwon how to work in the home. She has been in the foreign exchange program and living with George for at least 6 months. She endures George'S abuse because George is persistent in convincing Keiko that she is the only family she has. Keiko bonds with Youngwon even though they do not speak the same language. FLUENCY IN JAPANESE PREFERRED. LEAD

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