Casting About (2007)

Directed by

Barry J. Hershey

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows a director as he holds auditions in cities across the world to cast three female leads for a feature film. It shows the creative decisions and the struggles of both the filmmaker and the hundreds of actresses vying for the parts.

observationalbehind-the-scenesreflectiveprocess-orientedintimatedocumentary-styleslow-pacedunpolished

What happens

Casting About is a 2005 film about casting for a feature film. Arising from the efforts to fill the female leads of a yet-to-be-made theatrical film titled Moving Still, this behind-the-scenes documentary tracks the deliberations and creative process of casting. It includes footage taken from the auditions of 350 actresses in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles that depict the attempts of a director to find performers for three characters and the struggle of the actors to win roles in his film. The film is directed by Barry Hershey and produced by Lewis Wheeler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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