Open Casting in Schenectady for Feature Film ‘How I Live Now’ Seeking Girls 14-19 for Lead Role

Casting Society of America Artios Award winning cating director Cindy Tolan is conduction an open casting call in Schenectady, NY for the feature film “How I Live Now”. The open call is open to Caucasian girls between the ages of 14 and 19 for the lead role of Daisy in the film. The producers are hoping to find an unknown talent with no previous acting experience. This is a role that could easily launch an acting career. Shooting will take place in the United Kingdom starting in late Spring or early Summer 2012.

The story centers on of a 15-year-old girl from Manhattan named Daisy who goes to spend an idyllic summer in the English countryside with cousins she has never met. Young love blossoms. But a world war breaks out and the kids are suddenly not alright. They’re thrust into the terrifying atmosphere of an occupying military force and Daisy becomes an unlikely heroine.

Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald will direct “How I Live Now” from an adapted screenplay written by Jeremy Brock and Tony Grisoni. Macdonald’s directorial credits include Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “The Last King of Scotland,” Universal Pictures’ “State of Play,” Focus Features’ “The Eagle,” among numerous award winning documentaries. Tony Grisony is the writer of the “Red Riding Trilogy”.

Details on the open casting call and how people in the United Kingdom can register to work as extras can be found on the following casting post:

Feature Film “How I Live Now” Open Casting Call for Teen Lead Role


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