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EIGHT LINE SYNOPSIS/PLOT SUMMARY - Meet Esther Jiang, a 21-year-old, self-absorbed, promiscuous Chinese college student who suffers from suicidal ideation. After her Chinese mother's denouncement of her daughter's love of white men, Esther chooses to run away from both her aspiring filmmaking career and her loving Asian family. She then seeks refuge in the cheapest hotel rooms of the Downtown Eastside and begins prostituting herself for free in the search of some form of self-love with a white man. It is through her relationships with four very different white men that allows Esther to eventually alleviate her hatred of her own Asian blood. Film Rating: R (for brief nudity (female protagonist only) and brief sexual content).
July 14, 2008
Vancouver Casting Call for 'His White Eyes' Film
I normally don't think posting casting calls are appropriate, but this short film by Betty Jiang sounds so interesting that I want to help broadcast this project.EIGHT LINE SYNOPSIS/PLOT SUMMARY - Meet Esther Jiang, a 21-year-old, self-absorbed, promiscuous Chinese college student who suffers from suicidal ideation. After her Chinese mother's denouncement of her daughter's love of white men, Esther chooses to run away from both her aspiring filmmaking career and her loving Asian family. She then seeks refuge in the cheapest hotel rooms of the Downtown Eastside and begins prostituting herself for free in the search of some form of self-love with a white man. It is through her relationships with four very different white men that allows Esther to eventually alleviate her hatred of her own Asian blood. Film Rating: R (for brief nudity (female protagonist only) and brief sexual content).
Shooting Starts
September 17, 2008
Shooting Finishes
September 22, 2008
Submission Instructions: Please send Headshot and Resume to bettyj@sfu.ca. The director will then send a piece of text for you and arrange an audition appointment with you. Please state which character you choose to play. If chosen, it will be expected of you to engage in rehearsals with the director and other actors prior to the actual film shoot. Rehearsal times will occur in August. Time and place yet to be decided.
Characters
(Lead) Esther Jiang
Gender: Female
Age: 21
-Esther, age 21, Chinese college student, protagonist. -petite, speaks both chinese and english, promiscuous, suffers from suicidal ideation, carries a worried face. -5'1-5'5ft. -appears in all scenes. note to actor: brief shots of nudity.
(Supporting) Silent Man in Sunglasses
Gender: Male
Age: 30
-Silent Man in Sunglasses, age 30, caucasian surfer. -blue eyes, medium build, 5'6 to 6'0ft. -Scene line of action: A silent White Man counts his money in front of a Chinese prostitute; and a Chinese prostitute who refuses the White Man's money.
(Supporting) Dave
Gender: Male
Age: 30
-Dave DiPoala, age 30, half Italian-half Irish Ex drug dealer/drug addict from Toronto. -5'8ft-6'0ft, blue-eyed; hazel eyes -A man who speaks to Esther about the banality of aspirations and dreams in a liberal society.
(Supporting) Homeless Man
Gender: Male
Age: 60
-Homeless Man, age 60, caucasian, from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. -Wears a tired set of blue eyes; bald with a beard (make-up department) -very humble -Scene Line of Action: A poor man gets his meal; and a Chinese prostitute reconciles with the disillusionment of identifying herself as a White woman.
(Supporting) Sebastian
Gender: Male
Age: 32
-Sebastian, age 32, Romanian Immigrant & new Canadian citizen. -5'7ft-6'0ft; Slick black hair and piercing blue eyes (necessary feature requirement). Thick Romanian accent (can be taught). Scene: A lonely man who genuinely desires to love a woman but who is also unconscious of his own racist statements. (Important note to actor: longest scene with protagonist; scene ends with lovemaking).
September 17, 2008
Shooting Finishes
September 22, 2008
Submission Instructions: Please send Headshot and Resume to bettyj@sfu.ca. The director will then send a piece of text for you and arrange an audition appointment with you. Please state which character you choose to play. If chosen, it will be expected of you to engage in rehearsals with the director and other actors prior to the actual film shoot. Rehearsal times will occur in August. Time and place yet to be decided.
Characters
(Lead) Esther Jiang
Gender: Female
Age: 21
-Esther, age 21, Chinese college student, protagonist. -petite, speaks both chinese and english, promiscuous, suffers from suicidal ideation, carries a worried face. -5'1-5'5ft. -appears in all scenes. note to actor: brief shots of nudity.
(Supporting) Silent Man in Sunglasses
Gender: Male
Age: 30
-Silent Man in Sunglasses, age 30, caucasian surfer. -blue eyes, medium build, 5'6 to 6'0ft. -Scene line of action: A silent White Man counts his money in front of a Chinese prostitute; and a Chinese prostitute who refuses the White Man's money.
(Supporting) Dave
Gender: Male
Age: 30
-Dave DiPoala, age 30, half Italian-half Irish Ex drug dealer/drug addict from Toronto. -5'8ft-6'0ft, blue-eyed; hazel eyes -A man who speaks to Esther about the banality of aspirations and dreams in a liberal society.
(Supporting) Homeless Man
Gender: Male
Age: 60
-Homeless Man, age 60, caucasian, from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. -Wears a tired set of blue eyes; bald with a beard (make-up department) -very humble -Scene Line of Action: A poor man gets his meal; and a Chinese prostitute reconciles with the disillusionment of identifying herself as a White woman.
(Supporting) Sebastian
Gender: Male
Age: 32
-Sebastian, age 32, Romanian Immigrant & new Canadian citizen. -5'7ft-6'0ft; Slick black hair and piercing blue eyes (necessary feature requirement). Thick Romanian accent (can be taught). Scene: A lonely man who genuinely desires to love a woman but who is also unconscious of his own racist statements. (Important note to actor: longest scene with protagonist; scene ends with lovemaking).
Posted by Alvin at July 14, 2008 1:51 PM
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What an interesting story. I'd like to see how it turns out.
Isn't there an Asian American female writer who went through a similar experience in her own life?