<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14px"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:26pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Casting Call</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Film:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> By Any Means </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Description:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> A smart, but easily influenced boy with dreams of escaping the inner city is peer pressured into committing robbery to attain money for college. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Length:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> 6-8 minutes </span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Characters:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Jackson (17-19-year-old, African American, male)</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">As the protagonist, Jackson is ambitious, determined and ready for a change of life and escape from his current environment.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Cairo (17-19-year-old, African American, male)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cairo is Jackson’s outspoken and boisterous best friend. He is complacent with his current lifestyle and pressures Jackson to commit the robbery.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mr. Tate (40-70+, male)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mr. Tate is the victim of the robbery. He is a cranky recluse and mystery to the neighborhood but is rumored to have $100,000 inside his home. A back injury caused him to walk hunched over. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Donovan (40-60-year-old, African American, male)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Donovan is Jackson’s father. He is an honest, hardworking man trying to make a way for his family, but the stress of money continuously hovers over him and his marriage.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sherry (40-60-year-old, African American, woman)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sherry is Jackson’s mother and Donovan’s wife. She’s growing tired of their financial struggles and is starting to voice her concerns. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Target Shooting Dates (<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Must Be </span></b></span><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><b>Available</b></span></font><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"> On Weekends</span>)</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> 2/1/-2/2; 2/8; 2/15-2/16; 2/22-2/23; 2/29-3/1  </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">(dates may vary)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Target Rehearsal Dates</span></b><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">: 1/21 and 1/22 5:30-8:00pm.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auditions are by appointment only. Video auditions are accepted. Headshots are suggested. Please contact Sierra Allen at <a href="mailto:sierraaln1@gmail.com" target="_blank">sierraaln1@gmail.com</a> to move forward. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt">*This is a non-paid Student Film. Meals, credit and a copy of the film will be provided. It is not supported by the Screen Actors Guild</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt">. </span></p><div><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></div></div><br><br>-- <br>Regards,<br><br>Sierra Allen<br>