Casting Call: Touch

8/14/2009

Filmmaker Minh Duc Nguyen (with camera) and actor Long Nguyen (Journey from the Fall, Sad Fish)

A Gray Picture is now casting for its upcoming ultra-low-budget feature, TOUCH, to be shot in Los Angeles from October - November 2009.

Storyline: A funny, unexpected friendship between an American car mechanic and a Vietnamese-American manicurist deepens in modern Los Angeles.

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Writer/Director: Minh Duc Nguyen

Producer: Mellissa Tong

Compensation: $100/day (SAG Ultra-Low-Budget Agreement)

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

LEAD ROLES:

BRENDAN: (early 30s, male, non-Asian) Mechanic. Handsome, rugged, and clueless with women. Full nudity required.

TAM: (late 20s, female, Vietnamese) Nail tech. Cute, playful, and passionate. Fluent in Vietnamese and English. Full nudity required.

SUPPORTING ROLES:

BICH: (30s, female, Vietnamese) Owner of the nail salon. Chesty, bitchy, and outrageous. Fluent in Vietnamese and English.

FATHER: (50s, Vietnamese) Gardener. Strict, disabled, and depressed. Fluent in Vietnamese. Full nudity required.

HONG: (20s, female, Vietnamese) Nail tech. Outgoing, pot-smoking raver. Fluent in Vietnamese and English.

KY: (early 30s, male, Vietnamese) Engineer. Bookish but romantic, a hidden gem. Fluent in Vietnamese and English. Full nudity required.

LINH: (30s, female, Vietnamese) Nail tech. Gossipy and bad-mannered. Fluent in Vietnamese and English.

LITTLE TAM: (5, girl, Vietnamese) Cute, quiet, and tender.

MOTHER: (30s, Vietnamese) Stay-at-home wife. Kind and nurturing. Fluent in Vietnamese.

QUYEN: (late 40s, female, Vietnamese) Nail tech. Wise, elegant, and classy. Fluent in Vietnamese and English.

SANDIE: (early 30s, female, non-Asian) Corporate lawyer and wife of a mechanic. Beautiful, accomplished, and a workaholic. Full nudity required.

DAY PLAYERS:

CUSTOMER #1/#2/#3: (30s and older, female, non-Asian) Large-body type, loud personality.

CUSTOMER #4: (30s and older, female, Latino or African-American) A hard-working mother.

DR. VU: (30s and older, male or female, Vietnamese) Psychiatrist. Calm and observant. Fluent in Vietnamese.

SECRETARY: (25 and older, female, non-Asian) Professional and disciplined.

VIETNAMESE SINGER: (late 40s and older, female) An experienced singer with a great voice.

Please send headshots and resumes to:

casting@touchthemovie.com

For more info, please visit:

http://www.touchthemovie.com