WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT
Added 2020-09-22 15:34:17 +0000 UTCWOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT
Limited Series
ABC / Kapital
1 Hour
Executive Producers: Marissa Jo Cerar, Will Smith, Jay-Z, James Lassiter, Jay Brown, Alex Foster, David Clark, Rosanna Tina, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Tyran Smith
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer: Marissa Jo Cerar
Casting Director: Aisha Coley
Casting Associate: Vanessa Toll
NY Casting VP: Marci Phillips
NY Casting Manager: Blaine Johnston
NY Casting Coordinator: Laura Janeczko
NY Casting Assistant: Dani Markowitz
Dates: January – May 2021
Location: Memphis & Mississippi
SEEKING:
[ EMMETT TILL ]
14 years old, Black, 150 pounds, 5'3", with piercing hazel eyes, a slight limp and a bit of a stutter. Born and raised in Chicago, Emmett is a city kid, a smart, sometimes cheeky, but quick-witted young man. A smooth talker and a real charmer. Naive when it comes to the ways of the world, he is thrilled to be able to visit his relatives in Mississippi where he soon discovers that there is a huge racial divide in the South after an incident with a white woman causes a terrible stir, and Emmett begins to feel a deep longing for home...LEAD
