Casting Call!

"Beached"

Writer/director Julian Kerridge is casting his latest film Beched (working title) in the North West. Julian will be shooting the film in Blackpool for one week commencing 5th May, both day shoots and some night shoots.

The film is a fifteen minute 'coming of age' drama about a 19 year old lad who struggles to deal with the demands of an alcoholic mum, and a fledgling relationship that he's trying to keep secret.

The main character, Daryl, is essentially 'passive' and the film is about his journey to becoming 'active'. Blackpool whirls around him but he remains apart from it. He never gets his feet wet, literally and metaphorically.

It doesn't portray Blackpool as a good or a bad place, but for Daryl it has become about juggling responsibilities and not having fun, or making his own decisions.

We are casting the two lead characters;

DARYL 18 or 19 (white), quiet, introverted, but kind and strong.

JULIET - (Black, Asian or mixed race) 16 or 17, quite cocky, but fun & bright.

Julian is a graduating student from the London Film School and will be shooting on Super 16mm film. This will be Julian's sixth short film as a director. Some of his other films can be seen at Blip.TV

We can only pay expenses, but the actors would be very well looked after, fed and kept warm etc.

The London Film School provide a one million pound public liability insurance.

We intend to take the film to international film festivals and use it as a springboard for our feature film, so it's a really good opportunity for anybody who is really keen to act, or has the right energy.

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