NOW CASTING!!! sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/tlg/4812549327.html Title: Amor for Alex Genre: Short Film/Poetic PSA Duration: 5 min Total Time of Production: 2 days Format: HD Video, QuickTime PRO Res (HQ) Platform: Online Premise: By humanizing our fallen brother and sisters, we can liberate their souls so that we can better work towards solidarity and liberation. Synopsis: A Short Poetic Essay and PSA Honoring Alex Nieto, a Chicano who was unjustly murdered by the SFPD for carrying a Taser Gun in a gentrified neighborhood This is a poetic short film done in an experimental fashion. It is a non-profit project to support the family of Alex Nieto, a young man who was murdered by the SFPD earlier this year. The project will be created in association with Green Eyed Media and the non-profit DetermiNation Media Group. This will be extensively promoted amongst celebrity networks in Los Angeles, and through The California Endowment Media Network. The overall objective of this project is to promote unity between the Black and Latino communities and support families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. Non-paid, food, credit, copy provided. Shoot Date is Jan 17th from 6:30am-4pm Audition dates are Jan 5th-Jan 9th at United Roots (2781 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA) Several roles being casted Alex Nieto was a buddhist, mentor, beloved community member and aspiring parole officer. He was tragically murdered by the SFPD earlier in 2014 while he was eating a burrito. He was carrying a taser gun and was in his security guard uniform when the police killed him. We are making the film to support his family and a larger campaign to unite black and brown communities in the wake of Ferguson. Send head shots, link to reel and resume to: GreenEyedMediaINC@gmail
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:08:38 +0000