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Indie feature film 'Sugar' filming begins in Los Angeles

Village Entertainment has begun shooting on the independent feature film "Sugar" starring Shenae Grimes, best known for her roles as Annie Wilson on "90210", and Darcy Edwards on "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Grimes is playing the role of a young woman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who lives on the streets of Venice Beach.

Entertainment has begun shooting on the independent feature film "Sugar" starring Shenae Grimes, best known for her roles as Annie Wilson on "90210", and Darcy Edwards on "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Grimes is playing the role of a young woman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who lives on the streets of Venice Beach.

Also co-starring is Alex Meraz (who played Paul in The Twilight Saga films), and Marshall Allman (plays Tommy Mickens in "True Blood").

Rotimi Rainwater, who owns Village Entertainment, is making his directorial debut in this film, and the story is loosely based on his youth. Rainwater is directing "Sugar" from his own script, co-written with Tony Aloupis. Ari Palitz of All Is Well Films is co-producing with Rainwater through his Village Entertainment banner.

The film's Producers Elliott Broidy and Rotimi Rainwater have partnered with the homeless shelter My Friends Place to raise funds for its activities. My Friend's Place is a nonprofit Resource Center offering a comprehensive continuum of care that includes free emergency resources such as food and clothing in combination with health, educational, and therapeutic services to over 1,800 homeless youth and their children each year. My Friends Place is a location for some of the shooting on "Sugar".

Casting for day players, extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles will continue throughout filming, which ends December 22, 2010.

"Sugar" is under SAG contract and will be released in late 2011.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.


Los Angeles:

Sugar Actor Submission
Rene Moran
c/o Pemrick Fronk Casting
14724 Ventura Blvd.
Penthouse Suite
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Carmen Betancourt
Across The Board Casting
5287 Sunset Blvd.
2nd Floor
Hollywood, CA 90027
Registration Information Line: 818-974-9973
(Mail in Resume/Photo)

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Big Sugar Films
10203 Santa Monica Blvd.
4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Village Entertainment, Inc.
14431 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 238
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Producers:

Joe Krieg - Executive Producer
Rotimi Rainwater - Producer
Ari Palitz - Producer
Tony Aloupis - Producer
James R. Rosenthal - Line Producer

Director:

Rotimi Rainwater

Writers:

Rotimi Rainwater
Tony Aloupis

Starring:

Shenae Grimes
Marshall Allman
Even Ross
Alex Meraz
Austin Williams

Story:

The story of a young woman and her friends struggling to survive on the streets of Venice Beach, as they struggle not only with the dangers of the street, but the dangers inside of them and their pasts as they try to do the only thing they can, survive. Far from a sensationalistic view of life on the streets, Sugar is a realistic peek into the lives of those who not only live, but thrive, on the streets of Los Angeles.