EUROPE: Somali speaking actors (m/f) all ages, for film shooting in Kenya and Italy [P]

ref # 191589

closing date: This casting is now closed

project title: SAMIA
production type: feature film
pay: paid

looking for: Schauspielende
based in/around: Europe

about the project

From Mogadishu to Beijing, from Libya to Lampedusa, this is the true story of Samia Yusuf Omar, a Somalian Olympic athlete – and young woman in search of a better life.

Based on the award-winning best-seller Non dirmi che hai paura (Don’t tell me you’re afraid) by Giuseppe Catozzella.

Shooting late 2022 – 2023 in Kenya and Italy.


Looking to fill the following roles:
role 1 | actors | m/f
playing age: 16 - 99
role languages: Somalisch
Casting for many different roles, male and female, of all ages, for actors who speak Somali.

Roles include:
CAMBARA (Female, 18–30 years) An athlete competing at the Olympic Games. Runner, hurdler.
FADUMA (Female, 50–70 years) The grandmother of Samia's friend Miriam (18), who is crossing the desert with them on a truck.
DURAN FARAH (Male, 40–65 years) Vice President of the Somali Olympic Committee (2008); a friendly man, supportive of Samia.

And many other roles (including lead characters) of all genders and ages.

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