Hey Guys!

Just got an casting today from a filmmaker I highly respect for a series of short films about what life in this country will be like in a few decades. It is PAID and will require travel to LA, as the series will be filmed both in SF and LA.

I will only be able to submit PROFESSIONAL materials...which means that if you don't have an industry standard headshot/res, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUBMIT YOU.

If I submit someone with sub-par materials (unless I know you and your work...and even then, I'd probably be on your case about getting good material that represents you!), it reflects on me...and if I send in someone that isn't professional, I'm wasting the producers time and they wouldn't want to work with me or the people I send over.

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CONGRATS to students (and real-life siblings) MORGAN & DAMIEN who booked supporting roles in the film, THE STEPPES, ASHLEY RUGNAO who booked the Bounty Print ad (which now can be seen in Good Housekeeping Magazine!), and MADELINE O'KENNON booked TWO Films, "Lunch Time," and "Abigail." Oh, and NATALIE CHEYETTE booked the young version of silent film star Louise Brooks in a biopic that will begin filming in January!!!

It is up to you to put in your work in class, so that when you get the chance to audition you'll be ready, but my GOAL is to get you guys working, building your resumes, and on the road to getting agents and actually BOOKING work in this industry!

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Former Dean of the Presidio Hill School

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It's a series of films about what life in this country will be like in a couple decades.  It's funded by ITVS, who've collected a bunch of prominent indie filmmakers for their second season.

We are casting (only giving you the basics, we're pretty open to different looks at this point):

KAYA - Black male about age 40-45.
HELEN - Latina female about age 35-40.
NAOMI - The child of Kaya/Helen, mixed ethnicity female.  Age 5-9.
JONATHAN - Asian male 28-35.

Please email me your headshots/res in a NEW email (meaning don't include this newsletter in the email) with the character name in the subject line.

I also am looking for a little girl for a different project (student film) in the city.

Here's the description:

A young girl, between ages 7 -9, caucasian. I just need her to be in a photograph with my main actor who will pose as her father. She will be hugging him at the waist, kneeling on a stool while looking up at him. He on the other hand will be tipping his chin up towards him. It will be made to look like an old photograph. It's just a few minutes worth of her time. My husband, who is a photographer, will be taking the shot in our home studio. Her parents and even yourself are of course welcome to be present while these shots are taken. It's a student film so I can't pay. But for sure there will be credit and copy.

Please submit (non professional shots okay for this one) snapshots/headshots with "JACINTHA" in the subject line.

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Giovannie Espiritu was nominated alongside Academy Award Nominees Alfre Woodard, and Amy Irving for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS at Methodfest. Her PRIMETIME credits include a recurring role on ER (NBC), BONES (FOX), GILMORE GIRLS (ABC), and
TRAUMA (NBC). She has voiced characters in international video games and cartoons, directed several theater productions at the Herbst Theater and produced two films and a pilot through her own production company, Desert Rose Media.

She is also founder of the SF Actors Workshop, a drama school specializing in Film and TV. Her students have worked on shows such as TRAUMA, screen tested for the Ben Stiller film, “Little Fockers,” and are represented by the top agencies in the Bay Area including: JE Talent, Stars, Look, Ford, Marla Dell, and Boom Models and Talent.