“Casting Pearls” is a short comedic film by Deep Stealth Productions which illustrates the difficulties transwomen face in Hollywood. Calpernia Addams stars as The Actress, and we follow her on a hectic series of auditions. Despite all the horrible, funny and cruel things said by various Hollywood industry people, The Actress carries on with plucky determination and professionalism, showing that decades of bias can’t hold back the artistic contributions of transgender people in the media. Directed by Andrea James, this short is being distributed worldwide by Frameline Distribution.
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Calpernia Addams in Casting Pearls.
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Gay Days Anaheim | October 7, 2007 @ 1pm Dreams Tower at the Disneyland Hotel * |
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Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY | October 12, 2007@ 5:30pm Woodstock Community Center Woodstock, NY |
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Sacramento Int’l LGBT Film Festival |
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Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY | October 13, 2007 @ 7:30pm Upstate Films II Woodstock, NY |
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Reel Pride Michigan | October 16, 2007 @ 9:30pm Main Art Theatre Royal Oak, MI |
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Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | October 20, 2007 @ noon Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA |
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Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival | November 14-16 , 2008 |
Runtime: 00:06:41
Country: USA
Language: English
Format: High Definition Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.77 : 1 (widescreen letterbox)
- Starring Calpernia Addams as “The Actress”
- Director: Andrea James
- Director of Photography: Lisa Wiegand
- Written by Andrea James and Calpernia Addams
- Off-camera voices: Andrea James
- Produced by: Andrea James, Calpernia Addams, Ron Nyswaner
- First AC: Joe Zovko, John Orphan
- Second AC/Video Playback: Emily Langner, Christopher Smith
- Gaffer: Shane Reed, Mike Roy
- Audio: Hope Vinitsky
- Editor: Debra DeSilva
- Hand model/Set stud: Peter Foltz
- Music: Andrea James
- Filmed at: The Complex, The Syndicate, Big Time Picture Co.
- Edited at: Big Time Picture Co., Ren Mar Studios