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His White Eyes
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Production Details |
| Project Name |
His White Eyes |
| Production Company |
Simon Fraser University (4th year grad) |
| Category |
Student |
| Producer(s) |
Betty Jiang |
| Director(s) |
Betty Jiang |
| Casting Director |
Betty Jiang |
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Dates, Location, Rates, Union |
| Audition Date(s) |
All of July |
| Audition Location |
Harbour Centre in Downtown Vancouver |
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| Shoot / Perf. Dates |
September 17-22 (2008) |
| Shoot / Perf. Location |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Union Status |
Non - Union |
| Compensation / Rates |
this is a student film (unfortunately . . .) |
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Submissions and Comments |
| 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. |
| Deadline |
July 20, 2008 |
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Additional Comments |
A PRAXIS SCREENWRITING AWARD WINNING SCRIPT 2008/2009
RUNNING TIME: 15min-20min
GENRE: Coming of Age/Drama SUB-GENRE: Semi-Autobiographical / Documentary
VIEWER RATING: Rated R for sexual content, brief nudity . . .
THEMATIC CONCEPTS OF NARRATIVE: ethnic identity crisis, cultural alienation within the family, female promiscuity, banality of individual liberty, corruption of childhood innocence, schizophrenic use of chinese-english language, suicidal ideation, immigration crisis. |
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Storyline |
| 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. |
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Characters |
| Name: Esther Jiang |
Gender: Female |
Age: 21 |
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| -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. (LEAD) |
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| Name: Silent Man |
Gender: Male |
Age: 30 |
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| -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) |
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| Name: Dave |
Gender: Male |
Age: 30 |
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| -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) |
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| Name: Homeless Man |
Gender: Male |
Age: 60 |
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| -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) |
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| Name: Sebastian |
Gender: Male |
Age: 32 |
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| -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). (SUPPORTING) |
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