Dispatch Post Information
Project Title: Her Unlikely Kin
Producer(s): Ryan Brooks
Director(s): Ken Raimondi
Synopsis: Sarah Rassi is running out of options. She needs a bone marrow transplant and her only match on the registry is troubled war veteran, Peyton Sinclair. Can Peyton overcome his own battles with PTSD to step up and save Sarah’s life? Her Unlikely Kin tells the story of two strangers, who by rare genetic chance, can offer each other new life.
Length: Under 15 minutes
Type: Narrative Drama
Format: HD Video
Shooting Locations: Austin/San Antonio
Meals Provided for Shoots Exceeding 6 Hours: on
Casting Call
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:
Peyton Sinclair (Lead protagonist) Age 30 – 40. Veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s a big guy with an intimidating stare. He struggles with PTSD, works a dead end job, and his only hope for true redemption comes through an opportunity to selflessly give for a stranger in need.
Helen Sinclair – 30-35 years old. Peyton’s wife.
Stacey Sinclair – 6-9 years old. Peyton’s daughter.
Sarah Rassi – A 17 year old girl of Middle Eastern decent. She’s battling a rare disease, aplastic anemia, and her only hope for a cure resides in her one and only match on the bone marrow registry. She’s smart, well spoken, and has a loving family. This character faces a dramatic hospital scene that includes being put into a cold shower to lower an out of control fever.
Yasmin Rassi – Sarah’s mom. 40-50. Well dressed and business minded.
Omar Rassi – Sarah’s dad. 40-50.
Dr. Meyer – Sarah’s Doctor. A brilliant doctor with little bed-side manner.
James – Age 45-55. Peyton’s Social Worker. He runs an alternative therapy program for people dealing with traumatic events in their lives called the Memory Modification Group (MMG). It’s not a therapy that is well respected in psychology circles but James believes in it 100% and has seen it work.
Buddy – 60-70 An older man who attends the MMG meetings. Plays a little comic relief in a dramatic scene with Peyton.
Damien – 30-40 Peyton’s boss at the moving company.
Patricia Age 21-30. The donation center coordinator. She has a passion for saving lives and matching donors with patients is her only calling. She knows how to reach people at a personal level. She can be flirtatious but is strictly business when she must be.
Nazifa – Afghani girl Age 10-18. This character is not a speaking role. She will be covered in blood for her scenes.
Compensation: Paid Acting Roles Available
Will accept digital submissions: off
Crew Call
OPEN CREW POSITIONS:
Production Design
Wardrobe
Compensation: Paid crew positions available
Submission Info
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please email us with your resume, headshot and reel if you have one. Include in the subject line “Casting – San Marcos” and preferred times for audition.
Contact Info:
Jo-Ann England
| storytoldproductions@gmail.com
http://www.herunlikelykin.com/
