Casting for a UNC Senior capstone class project!
Directed by Jacob Wishnek, Produced by Nick Bafia, Assistant Directed by Melissa Tomczak.
Short film to be produced during the Spring 2019 semester, for UNC-Chapel Hill
Comm647: Advanced Projects.
Roles Available:
Mrs. Blackburn – (30s-40s +, flexible) High school biology teacher. Supportive. Pushes Anna to succeed, maybe too much
Mr. Franklin – (30s-50s) Anna’s dad, supportive, reads newspaper comics, “cool dad”,
Librarian – (Variable, any age) Delivers book to Anna, pg 7-8
“Tomorrow’s News” is the story of a Senior in high school that is completing a research project to graduate. While deciding on a topic, she discovers a newspaper from the future, predicting her success. As she works towards this idyllic future, she encounters some problems, faces some hardships, but ultimately overcomes the adversity.
Tomorrows-News-Casting-5c76cf4599362.pdf
Tomorrows-New-Final-Script-5c76cf4525ecc.pdf
Tomorrows-News_-Casting-Call-5c76cf43af4ac.pdf
Filming will take place mainly in March 2019.
Expected time commitment for Mrs. Blackburn is 1 day (5-6 hours), 1 location.
Expected time commitment for Mr. Franklin is 1 day (2-3 hours), 1 location.
Expected time commitment for Librarian is 1 day (1 hours), 1 location.
Roles are unpaid. Can offer travel reimbursement for gas, if travelling locally. Casting from Chapel Hill/surrounding area. Will receive film credit and finished material for reel. Invited to end-of-year class screening, location tba.
For Questions or anything else:
Nick Bafia – nbafia@live.unc.edu 515-447-0397
Chapel Hill, NC