POSSUM TROT Open Casting Call
Hylton Casting will be casting background actors for the feature film POSSUM TROT, from Executive Producers Stephen Curry and Letitia Wright.
Filming will take place in Macon, GA from October – November 2022. We will be casting background actors of all genders, ethnicities, and ages from babies to adults. We will also be casting background actors with cars from the 1970s – 1990s.
POSSUM TROT based on a true story. A film to reverse the foster crisis. POSSUM TROT is more than a film; it is the launch of a movement designed to ignite change in the child welfare system.
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