Talent Search for Film Shoot in St. Thomas
/This is a casting call for a Short Film entitled Heaven’s Hill with Director Naeem “6ix” Cobb from Washington, D.C. The shoot takes place on St Thomas, USVI, the first week of November 2019. Talent will be compensated.
They are looking for Talent for Speaking Roles. West Indian/Caribbean Accent wanted!
Talent and Age Groups as follows:
Black Male, 8-10 years old
Black Male, 16-18 years old
Black Male, 30-40 years old
Black Male, 45-65 years old
Black Male, 65-80 years old
Black Female, 30-40 years old
Black Female, 45-65 years old
Black Female, 65-80 years old
Short Film Summary
Heaven’s Hill is a jovial, somewhat whimsical story surrounding a small family in the Caribbean Islands. The film stars an 8-year-old boy, Stephen, who just wants to enjoy his childhood but is confronted with some serious circumstances. Stephen is transferred to a new, unfamiliar school, where he is teased all the time. He also loses his father to a sudden heart attack within the same year. His mother opts to pack up and move to escape it all. Yet Stephen returns 8 years later for some redemption and a little fun exacting revenge on his old classmates.
Note: No nudity nor violence in this film.
Interested talent should submit a 10 second video (taken by phone acceptable), introducing themselves with name, age, where they live and if they have any relevant experience.
Please e-mail before October 15th, 2019 to ingrid@ottworks.com or text to 917-865-7427.
NAEEM "6ix" COBB, DIRECTOR
Director and filmmaker Naeem Cobb has worked in multimedia for over 20 years, and his directorial and cinematic work through television and film has reached over 100 million viewers. He has directed, filmed, and produced TV commercials, training courses, event reels, promos, and award-winning documentaries and films, several of which have become official selections for the Sundance Film Festival. The Trust of the National Mall hired Naeem to chronicle the re-opening of the Washington Monument, and he was invited to the White House and chosen to document Michelle Obama to help promote the First Lady’s Higher Reach initiative. He has also been the lead producer on over 30 film projects for the Washington, DC tourism board for over 6 years. Naeem has earned several filmmaking awards, including the 2010 DC-Maryland-Virginia Award for Director of the Year, and the DC mayor’s office selected him as the OCTFME May 2016 Filmmaker of the Month https://entertainment.dc.gov/release/fotm-may-2016. He was the lead director and producer for the Baltimore/DC area television network Revolt TV for over 5 years, and was a lead cinematographer on the highly anticipated HBO docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed, based on the world’s number #1 podcast, Serial which reached over 170 million listeners worldwide.
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