Teen Boy Needed for Feature Film "Jeanne White" in NJ
Casting for the role of Ryan White in the independent feature film "Jeanne White." Please see the details below. ONLY NY AND LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Storyline: When her teenage son is diagnosed with AIDS and ostracized by their community in 1980s Indiana, a working-class single mother must overcome her fear and grief to protect her family, becoming an unlikely national activist. Based on the remarkable true story of Jeanne and Ryan White. Additional info: Seeking an actor with emotional intelligence, natural charm, and the ability to play illness and physical fragility without sentimentality. Role spans domestic scenes, illness progression, public-speaking/interview scenes, hospital scenes, and deathbed scenes. Seeking someone fearless yet sensitive. No previous acting experience required. If interested, please apply.
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An ordinary Indiana kid in the 1980’s forced into extraordinary visibility after contracting HIV through contaminated hemophilia treatment.