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ENGLAND: actors (m) 16-18, Mixed Race, English spkrs, for short film in Birmingham [P]
Casting Overview
Casting 'Hard Food,' a BFI Network short film.
Synopsis: This heartfelt film explores the transformative power of connection and healing in unexpected circumstances. As a young boy and an older woman forge an unlikely bond, they find comfort and understanding in each other's shared struggles. Through the exchange of food, culture, and vulnerabilities, they embark on a poignant coming-of-age journey that is bound to resonate and tug at your heartstrings.
Shooting in May in Birmingham.
Paid: 150-165 GBP
Roles
ROLE: Ricky
m, 16-18, speaking English with Midlands accent, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial.
A mixed-race boy who grapples with his sense of belonging in the world. While concealing the truth that his mother is hospitalized and he is navigating life on his own, he feels himself slipping away, yearning for the security he has lost by facing solitude. Unwilling to display his emotions, he copes by evading them and persevering by simply surviving one day at a time.
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