Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk is now casting actors in New York City.
Casting directors are seeking talent to work on scenes in the new movie If Beale Street Could Talk, which is directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight). Producers are seeking the following types:
- NY locals to portray 1970s Harlem types
About If Beale Street Could Talk:
Variety reports that Jenkins will direct an adaption of James Baldwin's “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the first film as part of his deal with Annapurna Pictures and his own shingle, PASTEL.
Baldwin's novel “follows Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover's innocence while carrying their first born child. It's a celebration of love told through the story of a young couple, their families, and their lives.”
To audition for a role on If Beale Street Could Talk, check out the casting call breakdown below.
If Beale Street Could Talk Casting Call
Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking NY locals to portray 1970s Harlem types for IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight).
Please email [email protected] with the subject line marked “FB BEALE STREET” and provide the following info in the body of your email:
-Full name
-Union Status (SAG-AFTRA or NonUnion)
-Phone number
-All sizes: MEN – height, weight, suit, shirt, pants, and shoe; WOMEN – height, weight, bust/waist/hip, dress, pants, shoe.
-2-3 good quality selfies (no headshots) that clearly depict your CURRENT look
Filming will take place in NYC beginning in October.
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If you are not local and/or do not fit the description, do not apply
