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Major feature film 'Laggies' casting extras in Seattle

Anonymous Content is in pre-production on the upcoming major indie feature film "Laggies" starring Chloe Moretz, Sam Rockewell, and Keira Knightley. Filming will take place in Seattle, WA beginning June 3, 2013. Seattle native Lynn Shelton will direct from a screenplay by Andrea Seigel. Casting directors in Los Angeles and New York are auditioning talent for lead and supporting roles. The extras casting director in Seattle is hiring background actors, and will continue casting extras throughout production.

"Laggies" centers on a woman named Megan who has been living in perpetual adolescence, as she never switched over to the formality that adulthood imposes. Unsure of how to respond to her photographer boyfriend Anthony's marriage proposal, Megan pretends to go on a work retreat out of town, but ends up spending a week with her new 16-year-old pal Annika and all of her friends. Megan helps Annika to attempt a reconciliation with her mother Bethany, who chose a career as a lingerie model and left Annika and her father Craig. During the week, Megan and Annika bond and experience everything from stealing a beer keg from a party, to skateboarding, and toilet-papering a parent's house. When Megan unknowingly begins to have feelings for Annika's father, things get complicated.

Despite widespread reports that Anne Hathaway is starring in "Laggies", two-time Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley has been cast to play the starring role of Megan. Hathaway was in negotiations at one point, however Keira Knightley was cast after an agreement could not be reached with Ms. Hathaway. People's Choice Awards winner Chloë Grace Moretz is playing the role of 16-year-old pal Annika. Two-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Sam Rockwell has joined the cast playing the role of Annika's lonely single father Craig. Rounding out the top four roles is Mark Webber playing Megan's boyfriend Anthony.

Directing "Laggies" is the highly respected and accomplished indie film director and writer Lynn Shelton. Among the films that Shelton has directed are "We Go Way Back" starring Amber Hubert and Maggie Brown, which is about a 23-year old actress, Kate, confronted by her 13-year old self; "Humpday" starring Joshua Leonard and Mark Duplass, about two college buddies who decide to have sex on-camera as part of an art project; "Your Sister's Sister" starring Mark Duplass and Emily Blunt, a comedy about doing the right thing with the wrong person; and "Touchy Feely" starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Ellen Page, and Allison Janney. Lynn Shelton's films have won multiple film festival awards. Academy Award nominee Steve Golin of Anonymous Content will produce alongside Alix Madigan and Rosalie Swedlin.

Extras Casting Calls

The extras casting director for the feature film "Laggies" is seeking the a large amount of following types located near Seattle, WA:

Males and Females, 18-19 years of age to play high school students. To portray students attending a prom.

MUST be legal to work in the U.S.
MUST have reliable transportation.

Submit your name, contact information, recent photos along with height, weight, dress size, and all wardrobe sizes. Please state if you own a prom dress and/or a suit or tuxedo. If you do own a prom dress, suit, or a tuxedo include a current picture of you wearing it. Preferably a non-professional snapshot.

Submit all information ASAP to: foregroundbackground@gmail.com

Put "Laggies Extras" in the subject line.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Lauren Bass
Liz Dean Casting
4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Suite 301
Valley Village, CA 91607

New York:

Jodi Angstreich
Laura Rosenthal Casting
401 Broadway
Suite 711
New York, NY 10013

Extras Casting

Seattle:

Denise Gibbs
Foreground Background LLC

Extras will be cast just prior to the start of shooting, which begins on June 3, 2013.

Details will be posted here.

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.

Production Office
2203 Airport Way S.
Ste. A402
Seattle, WA 98134

Anonymous Content
3532 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, CA 90232

Seashel Pictures LLC
342 NW 84th St
Seattle, WA 98117

Producers: Steve Golin, Rosalie Swedlin, Alix Madigan

Director: Lynn Shelton

Starring:

Megan - Keira Knightley
Annika - Chloe Moretz
Craig - Sam Rockwell
Anthony - Mark Webber

Story:

A woman stuck in permanent adolescence lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with friends instead.

'Transformers 4' open casting calls for actors and extras in Austin, TX and Detroit, MI

Transformers 4 Austin TX Detroit MI Casting Calls

"Transformers 4" will begin filming in April or May 2012.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Note: Casting call details for Austin, TX and Detroit, MI are listed below.

Di Bonaventura Pictures and DreamWorks SKG in association with Hasbro are set to begin production on the Paramount Pictures science fiction action film "Transformers 4". Casting directors are auditioning actors in Los Angeles, as well as Austin, TX where filming will take place beginning late May, 2013. The extras are now being cast and will continue being hired throughout filming. Additional shooting will take place in various locations including Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, and China. This project is currently being referred to as "Untitled Transformers Sequel," and will the first feature film to be shot using smaller digital IMAX 3D cameras.

Starring in "Transformers 4" is London Critics Circle Film Awards winner Jack Reynor in the starring role of a race car driver. Reynor recently had a supporting role in the DreamWorks SKG feature film "Delivery Man" starring Vince Vaughn. The talented and beautiful Nicola Peltz has been cast in the female lead role of Reynor's girlfriend. Peltz is the daughter of Nelson Peltz, a billionaire businessman who once owned the Snapple brand. She is best known for playing Katara in "The Last Airbender". Two-time Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg has signed on to play Nicola's father Flynn "Ray" Vincent. BAFTA Awards winner Sophia Myles will play a major role as a scientist. Peter Cullen returns as the voice of Optimus Prime, and Glenn Morshower reprises his role as General Morshower. Three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Kelsey Grammer was recently cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".

Directors Guild of America DGA Award winner Michael Bay will return to direct his fourth installment of the film series from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger, who also wrote "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". Writer Ehren Kruger's other credits include "Arlington Road," "Scream 3 & 4," "The Ring," "The Skeleton Key," and "The Brothers Grimm". Three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg will again executive produce, along with Mark Vahradian for Di Bonaventura Pictures, and Brian Goldner for Hasbro. Producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, and Academy Award nominee Ian Bryce. Spielberg and Bryce have collaborated on other films including "Saving Private Ryan," for which they both won Golden Globe Awards. Bryce also worked as assistant director on the Spielberg directed film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", and production manager on Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". More recently Bryce and Michael Bay both produced the Paramount Pictures feature film "Pain & Gain", on which Bay also directed. "Transformers 4" is scheduled to hit theaters on June 27, 2014.

In regards to the China portion of filming Paramount Pictures has entered into a partnership with China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises to help cast Chinese actors in the film, as well as scout filming locations, post-production work, and theatrical promotion of the film in China. China Movie Channel is run by the government's State Administration of Radio Film and Television. A reality show called "Transformers 4 Chinese Actor’s Talent Search" is being used to scout between 50,000 and 80,000 Chinese citizens to be cast in speaking roles. The show's judges will make the final selection of two men and two women, with input from director Michael Bay. One of the men and one of the women will have professional acting experience and the other two will have no professional experience.

Transformers 4 Austin Extras Casting Call

The extras casting director in Austin, TX is seeking local people to work as fully paid background performers. If booked, you must be available during the last of week of May for a wardrobe fitting and available all day/night on Monday, June 3 (tentative shoot date). Minimum pay guarantee for extras is $58 for any shoot up to 8 hours. If past 8 hours, time and a half overtime pay kicks in (example: a 12 hour shoot day would be $101.52)

Here are the current needs:

• Males and females. Ages 35-65, any ethnicity.

• People who can portray ranchers, oil men and women, realtors that could sell Dallas mansions or ranch houses, small town salt of the earth types, and strong southern-looking men & women- folks that have a real local Texas flavor to their look and uniqueness.

Submit the following by email:

• Men: include name, age, phone #, height/weight, jacket size, collar size/sleeve length, pants size (waist/inseam), and shoe size. Attach clear, current photos in high resolution - including a close photo (no professional headshots however) & a full length photo also. Please only casual photos not professionally taken.This Director wants to see your current appearance. But feel free to dress/style yourself more Texas in your photos if it enhances your look.

• Women: include name, age, phone #, height/weight, dress size, bust-waist-hips measurements, & shoe size. Attach clear, current photos in high resolution - including a close photo (no professional headshots however) & a full length photo also. Please only casual photos not professionally taken.This Director wants to see your current appearance. But feel free to dress/style yourself more Texas in your photos if it enhances your look (big hair, etc.)

Thirdcoastextras@gmail.com

Make subject either "Transformers female Realtor" or "Transformers male Realtor"

Must be available to work in Austin, TX. Please don't submit if you're not local to central Texas

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of Texas and in the United States.

The 2013 Austin Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Texas and the United States:

• Child Labor Laws in Texas
• Summary of the Texas Child Labor Law
• Texas Child Labor Law FAQ
• Texas Limitations on Employment of Child Actors
• Texas Application for Child Actor - Performer Authorization
• Texas Application Exceptions for Child Extras
• Texas Workforce Commission Teen Application for Certificate of Age
• Texas Child Labor Complaint Form
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Austin Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Austin Casting Directors List
• Austin Extras Casting Directors List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Austin Talent Agents List
• Austin Acting Coaches, Classes, and Schools List
• Austin Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Mass Printing Photo Labs
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Austin Resources
• PDF Users Guide

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Transformers 4 Detroit Open Casting Call 

The local casting director in Detroit is holding an open casting call for people who would like to work as fully paid extras on Transformers 4. They are seeking males and females at least 18-year-old. Interested talent must be available for filming from June through August.

Here are some of the types being cast:

• Clean-cut business person.
• Military or FBI agent.
• Asian families.

Where:

Somerset Inn
2601 W. Big Beaver Road
Troy, MI 48084

When:

Friday May 31, 2013
Saturday June 1, 2013
10:00am - 2:00pm both days.

Dress the part and bring a pen for filling out applications. Photos will be taken at the casting call at no charge.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of Michigan and in the United States.

The 2013 Michigan Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Michigan and the United States:m

• Michigan Child Work Permit Fact Sheet
• Michigan Youth Employment Standards Informational Sheet
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant USA Visa Application

In addition to the following Michigan Actors Resources:

• Michigan Casting Directors List
• Michigan Extras Casting Directors List
• Michigan Talent Agents List
• Michigan AFTRA SAG Franchised Talent Agents
• General Talent Agent Information
• Michigan Acting Schools and Classes List
• Michigan Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Miscellaneous Michigan Resources
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director and Talent Agents Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Denise Chamian Casting
1438 N Gower Stret
Building 35
Suite 270
Hollywood, CA 90028

Austin, TX:

Maryellen Aviano

Extras Casting

Austin, TX:

Beth Sepko
Third Coast Extras
1901 East 51st Street
Austin, TX 78723

Thirdcoastextras@gmail.com

Detroit:

TBA

Film Crew

Michigan

e74michigan@gmail.com

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.

Transformers 4 Production Office
c/o Raleigh Studios-Playa Vista
5600 Campus Center Drive
Playa Vista, CA 90094

Transformers 4 Production Office
1999 Centerpoint Parkway
Pontiac, MI 48341

Di Bonaventura Pictures
5555 Melrose Avenue
DeMille Building
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90038

DreamWorks SKG
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 10
Universal City, CA 91608

Hasbro
1027 Newport Avenue
PO Box 1059
Pawtucket, RI 02862-1059

Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Executive Producers

Steven Spielberg
Michael Bay
Mark Vahradian
Brian Goldner

Producers:

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
Ian Bryce
Don Murphy

Director:

Michael Bay

Starring:

Jack Reynor
Mark Wahlberg
Sophia Myles
Nicola Peltz
Peter Cullen
Glenn Morshower
Kelsey Grammer

Story:

Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) returns with a new group of robot characters, and new male and female leads in "Transformers 4". The story will take off where the last film left off in Chicago, and expand on the history of the first three films in the series. "Transformers 4" will take place four years after the events in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control – all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his crosshairs. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues. But it was later to be inaccurate.

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Casting teens for major feature film 'The Maze Runner' lead roles

The Gotham Group is now in pre-production on the first film in a major science fiction feature film trilogy "The Maze Runner" for Twentieth Century Fox. The movie is based on the first book in a young-adult dystopian science fiction trilogy of the same name by James Dashner. The film's Primetime Emmy Award nominated casting director is holding auditions for the starring roles, which consists of a group of teen boys and a teen female. All types and ethnicities are being encouraged to submit. Rehearsals begin in mid-April, and shooting starts on May 1, 2013 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All of the stand-ins and extras will be hired in the Baton Rouge area close to the start of filming.

"The Maze Runner" centers on the protagonist character of a teen named Thomas, who wakes up in a rickety elevator with no memory. When the doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade - a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Nobody knows why or how they got to the Glade, but every morning the stone doors open up to an awe-inspiring maze that is is constantly shifting. The Gladers' only hope of escaping lie in the hands of elite Maze Runners who search for an exit each day. Every night the doors are closed tight, and everyone must get out, or fall prey to creatures who prowl the maze. Every 30 days a new boy is delivered in the elevator, but suddenly the first girl, Theresa, shows up. Together, Thomas and Teresa must embark on a quest to solve the riddle of the maze and reveal the chilling secret of who brought them there, and why.

Filmmaker Wes Ball is directing "The Maze Runner" from an adapted screenplay written by television producer turned film writer Noah Oppenheim. Ball came into prominence after his short film "Ruin" went super-viral on the internet with nearly five million hits. He then signed with Agency for the Performing Arts and Gotham Group, then sold the rights to his feature length version of "Ruin" to 20th Century Fox, who then named Ball as director of "The Maze Runner". The studio originally picked up "The Maze Runner" back in late 2010, with "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke attached to direct. Wes Ball graduated from Florida State University Film School. Before writing feature film screenplays, Noah Oppenheim executive produced the MTV series "The Buried Life," and served as senior producer on the NBC News show "Today" for several years.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation executive vice president Peter Kang and creative executive Daria Cercek will both oversee production for the studio. Management and production company Gotham Group's Primetime Emmy Award nominated CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein will produce "The Maze Runner". Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman will also produce for Gotham. Goldsmith-Vein and Stollman are currently producing "Untitled Elmore Leonard Project" starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, and Isla Fisher.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Denise Chamian
1438 N. Gower Street
Building 35
Suite 35, Box 15
Hollywood, CA 90028

Extras Casting

Baton Rouge:

TBA

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.

The Maze Runner
Production Office
c/o 20th Century Fox Studios
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Trailer 797
Los Angeles, CA 90035

The Gotham Group, Inc.
9255 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 515
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Twentieth Century Fox
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Executive Producers:

Peter Kang
Daria Cercek

Producers:

Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Lindsay Williams
Lee Stollman
Peter Kang
Daria Cercek

Director:

Wes Ball

Starring:

Kaya Scodelario - Teresa
Aml Ameen - Alby
Will Poulter - Gally

Story:

Thomas awakens in a dilapidated elevator with no memories except for his own name. The elevator deposits him into a strange place called The Glade – a large outdoor space surrounded on all sides by 150 foot walls of solid stone, and inhabited by 50 other boys who have lived there for the past 2 years all with no memory of how they got there or who sent them. Every morning the walls move apart to allow the boys out of the Glade and into the enormous and complex MAZE that stretches for miles and miles with no clear end or escape. At night the walls seal the boys inside the Glade and protect them from the vicious Grievers – insect like creatures who prowl the maze and attack anybody unfortunate enough to get stuck in it overnight. The maze is constantly shifting, awe-inspiring, and so far, unsolved. The Gladers' only hope of escaping lie in the hands of elite Maze Runners who search the shifting maze for an exit each day. When the elevator makes an unscheduled delivery of the first girl (Teresa) in the Glade’s history, everything is thrown into chaos. Together, Thomas and Teresa must embark on a quest to solve the riddle of the maze and reveal the chilling secret of who brought them there, and why.

Casting principal actors and extras for feature film 'The Curse of Downer's Grove'

The Curse of Downer's Grove Auditions Casting Calls

The Curse of Downer's Grove is based on the novel by Michael Hornburg.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Note: The start date has been pushed to March, 2013.

Myriad Pictures in association with Bystander Films and Media Talent Group are set to begin production on the teen horror-thriller feature film "The Curse of Downer's Grove". The casting director is auditioning actors for various roles, including starring and supporting roles. There will be a large amount of extras hired throughout production, especially people who are over 18 who can play high school age. Principal photography begins on March, 2013 in the community of Visalia, CA located in the San Joaquin Valley. The film is based on the novel "Downers Grove" by Michael Hornburg.

"The Curse of Downer's Grove" centers on Chrissie Swanson, a high school senior with a scholarship to Northwestern who does not believe in the strange curse which claims the life of one student from her high school senior class every year. Defending herself in an attempted rape by a meth-crazed jock named Chuck, Chrissie inflicts injuries that end his hopes of a pro football career. She then becomes the target of Chuck and his crew of sadistic thugs. Chrissie fears she has been doomed by the Curse of Downer's Grove, a curse that claims the life of a high school senior every year. But whatever her fate, Chrissie isn't going down without a fight.

Starring in "The Curse of Downer's Grove" is the Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award winning Australian actress Bella Heathcote in the lead role of Chrissie Swanson. Heathcote was a recipient of the Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2010 and was subsequently cast in the Paramount feature film "Not Fade Away". Tim Burton cast Heathcote to portray Victoria Winters and Josette du Pres in his film adaptation of "Dark Shadows," which was released in 2012. Also starring in "Downer's Grove" is three-time Teen Choice Award nominee Lucas Till as Chrissie Swanson's brother Dave; three-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Jill Hennessy as Chrissie's mother Dianne; and Young Artist Awards winner Kevin Zegers as Chuck. Zane Holtz has been cast in the role of the meth crazed Ezra, who is Chuck's sidekick.

Filmmaker Derick Martini will direct "The Curse of Downer's Grove" from an adapted screenplay written by himself and Bret Easton Ellis. Martini's directorial debut film "Lymelife" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award for best film. He also wrote the screenplay for the film which starred Alec Baldwin, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, and Jill Hennessy. Martin Scorsese produced "Lymelife" and is a champion of Martini's work. Writer Bret Easton Ellis' credits include screenplays for "The Informers," "The Canyons," as well as the novels "American Psycho," "Less Than Zero," and "The Rules of Attraction".

"The Curse of Downer's Grove" is being independently produced by Chiara Trento, co-founder and executive producer of Bystander Films. Trento was previously employed by Miramax in New York, working across all foreign and independent film acquisitions, including Oscar-winning titles such as "Amelie" and "City of God". While at Miramax, Chiara worked directly with directors such as Fernando Meirelles, Martin Scorsese and the late Anthony Minghella. Also producing is Oren Segal of Media Talent Group, and Jason Dubin of Mangrove Media. Myriad Pictures is financing the project.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in California and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Eyde Belasco
3780 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Extras Casting

Visalia:

TBA

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.

Myriad Pictures
3015 Main Street
Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Media Talent Group
9200 W Sunset Boulevard
Suite 550
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Management Production Entertainment
9229 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 301
West Hollywood, CA. 90069

Bystander Films

Producers:

Oren Segal
Chiara Trento
Jason Dubin

Director:

Derick Martini

Starring:

Bella Heathcote - Chrissie Swanson
Lucas Till - Dave Swanson
Jill Hennessy - Dianne Swanson
Kevin Zegers - Chuck
Zane Holtz - Ezra


Story:

The haunting and tender story of Chrissie Swanson (Bella Heathcote), a paranoid high school senior for whom graduating has become a matter of life or death. She's an unusual girl in an ordinary town. Her mother Dianne's (Jill Hennessy) sex life is overshadowing her own; her brother Dave (Lucas Till) is aboard his own private Enterprise, slipping into one black hole after another; her best friend is hornier than a Prince song; leaving her eccentric grandmother as the only source of wisdom in a rapid downward spiral. As Chrissie tries to take control of the events that shape her life, she finds the events beginning to take control of her, until she is finally cornered by choices with everlasting consequences. Full of humor, wit, and the sacrilegious worldview of a savvy teenager, Downers Grove paints a searing portrait of the American dream in all its broken glory.