*CASTING NOTICE: * The short film Lunchbox <https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/07/northeast-ohio-native-anne-hu-explores-taiwanese-american-identity-in-upcoming-short-film.html>, written, directed and starring Anne Hu <http://www.annehu.com/>, is seeking to fill a lead role of *Chinluan* - (age 40-55), East Asian female. Must speak Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent. A Taiwanese immigrant who struggles with understanding the English language, white American culture, and her Taiwanese American daughter. Open to professional and non-professional actors! This is a paid position. Submit a photo/headshot, resume, reel/acting samples, and self-tape of sides. Please email *lunchboxthefilm@gmail.com <lunchboxthefilm@gmail.com>* for sides for self-tape. Submissions open until October 1, 2021. *Logline* When a Taiwanese American woman prepares lunches from her childhood, she struggles to forgive herself for pushing away her immigrant mother. *Synopsis*Lunchbox is a dramatic, three-part, coming-of-age short about regret, healing, and honoring the people we love. Using her deceased immigrant mother’s recipe book, Taiwanese American Shirley makes zongzi, turnip cake, and hand-pulled noodles. As she cooks, each dish evokes a childhood memory in which she grows progressively older and more distant from her Taiwanese culture and mother. When Shirley’s assimilation efforts culminate in her election to the Homecoming Court, a mistake by Shirley’s mother humiliates her, eliciting cruel words Shirley can never take back. Based on a true story, this retelling examines the personal cost of fitting in as well as the recovery from cultural and familial loss. *Filming dates*: 10/16-10/18 Jessie Ng *Production Manager*