Auditions
for certain roles in the feature film, The
Last Victims, will be held in Durban during the week of July 10 to 13.
The Last Victims is a political thriller, set in
contemporary South Africa, with flashbacks to the Apartheid era of the late
80’s & early 90’s. Written by Sean Robert Daniels, it is co-produced, via West
Five Films & Utkarsh Entertainment, by Rajiv Terwadkar & Maynard Kraak,
with the latter also directing. The casting director is Thorsten Wedekind.
The
project comes from an experienced creative team, who, between them, have
successful and popular movies like Vrou
Soek Boer, Knysna, Sonskyn Beperk, the upcoming Finders Keepers and Free
State amongst their credits. It is due to start shooting at the beginning
of September, with filming taking place in Johannesburg, as well as in various
locations in KZN, hence they will be looking to fill some of the roles with
Durban-based actors.
This is
a solidly and cleverly structured film, with a very good, astute script –
unusually for a South African film, its tone is relentlessly dark and grim, and
brings to mind a film like Seven (USA
1995), stylistically; this also makes it a good candidate for the international
art-house market and festival circuit, and, potentially, also for some awards.
Other
films to reference would include Zodiac
(USA 2007), as well as The Usual Suspects
(USA 1995), in terms of there being a twist in the tale! Although the
background is political, the potential liability of too much political
posturing is off-set by the skilful mix of genres, particularly in terms of the
effortless transition from the drama to the thriller elements.
“From an
acting perspective, an additional bonus is that even the smaller roles are strong,
pivotal, well-developed and three-dimensional, and have impact, so we will be
looking at equally strong, experienced actors to fill those, as well. Overall,
suffice to say, it offers something fresh & innovative for the South
African cinematic landscape!” says Thorsten Wedekind.
“We will
be looking for the following categories of actors”:
Black
Males, 50 - 60
Black
Males, 20 – 50
Black
Males, 8 -12
White
Males, Early 20’s
White
Males, 30’s – Early 40’s
Indian
Males, 30’s – 40’s
Indian /
White / Coloured / Black Females, 30’s – 50’s
Black
Females, 20’s
White
Females, 11-14
*NB: We are looking for trained and/or
experienced actors – if you do not have any training or some legitimate
experience as an actor behind you, please do not apply.
The
casting venue will be The Kendra, 5 John Sikale Road, Greyville.
For
further queries, or more information, please email Thorsten on dramartcasting@gmail.com
NB: I
you fall into the “Black Males, 50-60”, “White Males, early 20’s” or “Black
Males, 8-12” category, the audition sides will need to be forwarded to you in
advance, for you to prepare properly; sides for the other categories &
characters will be available at the auditions.
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