Spier Films will hold open auditions for a
feature film shooting in June and July 2017.05.04
Auditions will be held tomorrow (May 5) in
Durban. To book a time email harvestersdbncpt@gmail.com
This is an
independent South African art film intended for international film festivals
and markets, produced by Spier Films. The film will be shot in the Afrikaans
language, but Pieter can be English speaking and does not need an Afrikaans
accent.
CHARACTER BRIEFS:
JOHAN (14 –
16): a sweet, obedient, religious, sheltered Free State Afrikaans farm boy with
a generous heart and an unresolved sexuality that he is just starting to take
notice of. Usually the quiet boy in the corner, physically insignificant,
insecure, he finds it difficult to assert himself. Underneath he is nervous and
emotional- 'still waters run deep'. The story tracks his emotional and
spiritual breakdown, so there needs to be a hysterical intensity and confusion
to his range of emotion. Repressed. Captivating.
PIETER (14 –
16): a streetwise, trashy, uneducated hustler, born Afrikaans but has lost his
culture in the city and speaks in an English- Afrikaans- Zulu street-slang. His
hard, manipulative demeanour and irreverent charisma belie an angry vulnerability
and hurt, as seen by his 'night- terrors' and fear of sleeping alone. He has a
hidden generosity of spirit, which is rarely seen. Despite his youth, he has a
sexual confidence with girls bordering on addiction. Self-destructive.
HENNIE (16- 17): a good looking, athletic Free
State schoolboy. He leads the local bible group for youths and tries hard to be
generous to those who follow him, even the weird kids. He is more compassionate
and intelligent than the usual Free State rugby captain but can be aggressive
or even brutal when pushed to his breaking-point.
The film charts
the upheaval and unravelling of an Afrikaans farm boy’s state of mind when his
religious parents decide to bring home and foster a mysterious, streetwise
orphan from the city at their remote cattle farm.
Interested
actors should send a clear, simple headshot (photo) and a full body photo in an
email and include their local area, which school they attend and any previous
acting experience.
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