Casting Call for "Home Again"

A University of Hawai'i Academy for Creative Media film by Joelle-Lyn Sarte, Winner of the Women's Filmmaker Initiative screenplay competition. By Appointment – call 371-2022
*Auditions will be a cold read (Sides provided at audition)

Synopsis:
This is a story of Maria, a young Filipino woman who is ashamed of her family and her culture and has estranged herself from them in an effort to be normal. After being told that a nose job would give her a better chance at a modeling career, Maria is forced to move back home with her family in order to save money for the procedure.

Back at home, Maria avoids any activity that would result in reconnecting with her family and her culture; however she eventually develops relationships with her nieces who, unlike Maria, have embraced their Filipino culture. It is through the eyes of these youngsters that she is able to gain the strength to see the beauty in her unique upbringing.

Characters:
*Maria, 24, model-like, female of Filipino descent or resemblance

*Mom, 52, proud mother and grandmother of Filipino culture, traditional, female of Filipino descent or resemblance

*Joan, 33, a female modeling agent who shows interest in hiring Maria with the exception that she gets a nose job

*Kayla, 10, Maria’s older niece, fascinated by Filipino culture, female of Filipino descent or resemblance

*Valerie, 6, Maria’s wide-eyed younger niece, fascinated by Filipino culture, female of Filipino descent or resemblance

If interested, please contact the casting director: Jennifer Tokunaga 808.371.2022 to schedule an appointment

Event Sponsor
ACM

More Information
Jennifer Tokunaga, 371-2022, homeagain@prodigy.net, http://www.hawaii.edu/acm/productions/homeagain.shtml