LOOKING FOR ASIAN ACTORS
FOR INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM
Vietnamese Descent strongly encouraged to audition

Now collecting headshots and resumes. Acting experience is important but willing to work with people who have natural talent, support for the film and/or identifies with topic.

Asian male 30's (lead)
Asian female 30's (lead)
Asian girl 7-10 years old (lead)
Asian woman 20'-50's (nail salon workers, extras)
Extras M/F all ages

Audition will be held April 7th, 2007
@ Fine Arts Building (San Francisco State University) Campus Map Creative Arts - Room #115
If interested or for more information, please email: openedfilm@yahoo.com

SYNOPSIS:

Lena, a Vietnamese woman in her early thirties, works in a busy nail shop. In an attempt to find acceptance within herself she seeks out eyelid surgery to open her eyes. "Good eyes are important, it's how the world sees you and how you see the world," says her influential co-worker. But it is Lena's interactions with her daughter, a stranger and a vision from the past that truly challenges her plan. Which eye will she open?

Eyelid surgery has become increasingly common for Asian woman in the United States. This short poetic narrative film brings to light a pressing issue that is fast becoming a norm in Asian American communities. Which is more important ... the opening of the physical eye or the opening of the spiritual self-accepting eye?

The film, Opened, challenges mainstream media's affect about how Asian woman see themselves and to awaken in us the importance our facial features have in linking us to our cultural identity, ancestral past and our roots. Can we change how we see ourselves so we can change the world?