<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Hello!</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I hope this finds you well. We are shooting feature film </span><i style="font-size:12.8px">We The Animals</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> this summer in Utica, New York. We are looking to cast some of the roles locally and would love to open this opportunity up to the Capital Region community. </span><br clear="all" style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">The film, based on the best-selling novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/we-animals-justin-torres/dp/b00bcueqjs" target="_blank">We The Animals by Justin Torres</a>, tells the story of the harsh yet loving dynamic of a mixed-race, working class family, seen through the eyes of the youngest son as he discovers his artistic identity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">We The Animals</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"> is a passion project for the Emmy-nominated director, <a href="http://thepublicrecord.tv/work/director/jeremiah_zagar/in_a_dream" target="_blank">Jeremiah Zagar</a>, a well-known documentary filmmaker who has been developing this film for several years with the support of the <a href="http://www.sundance.org/" target="_blank">Sundance Institute</a> and the <a href="http://www.ifp.org/" target="_blank">Independent Filmmaker Project</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">I've attached our casting kit as well as a flyer with all the roles we are looking to cast and separate flyers for the roles. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial">Our open call is: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><b>City Hall </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><b>Saturday. May 28th </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><b>1 Kennedy Plaza, Utica, New York 13502</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><b>10:00 am - 5:00 pm </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Our production office is based out of Brooklyn - so just trying to spread word about this open call as best as possible! This will be our first big open call, but we will most likely host more - or people are welcome to submit self tapes. We don't want anyone to feel like they can't reach out to us because they can't make it on the 28th. Our e-mail is: </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><b><a href="mailto:casting@thepublicrecord.tv">casting@thepublicrecord.tv</a> </b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Best, </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Marlena</span></font></p></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font size="2">Marlena Skrobe</font></b></div><div><font size="2"><i>We The Animals</i> <i>Casting</i> </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><i>Assistant to Ann Goulder </i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">Cell: 201-618-6702 </font></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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