Casting Pearls

Calpernia Addams in Casting Pearls.

“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.

Event	Location	Date	Details	Order Tickets
	Frameline 31, San Francisco	June 21, 2007 The Roxie *	click here	past
	Outfest 25, Los Angeles	July 20, 2007 Directors Guild of America *	click here	past
	Outfest 25, Los Angeles	July 22, 2007 Barnsdall Gallery Theater *	click here	past
	Gender Odyssey	September 1, 2007 Seattle, WA	click here	past
	Fresno Reel Pride	September 21, 2007 Fresno, CA	click here	past
	Frameline Best of the Fest Shorts	September 22, 2007 The Roxie, San Francisco	click here	past
	Outfest Wednesdays: Favorite Girls’ Shorts	September 26, 2007 Egyptian Theater Hollywood, CA *	click here	past
	Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival	September 29, 2007 Regal Arbor Theater Austin, Texas	click here	past
	Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival	September 29, 2007 Albuquerque, NM	click here	past
	Gay Days Anaheim	October 5, 2007 @ 7pm Dreams Tower at the Disneyland Hotel	click here	free!
	Gay Days Anaheim	October 7, 2007 @ 1pm Dreams Tower at the Disneyland Hotel *	click here	free!
	Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY	October 12, 2007@ 5:30pm Woodstock Community Center Woodstock, NY	click here	past
	Sacramento Int’l LGBT Film Festival	October 13, 2007 @ 2:00pm The Crest Theater Sacramento, CA	click here	past
	Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY	October 13, 2007 @ 7:30pm Upstate Films II Woodstock, NY	click here	past
	Reel Pride Michigan	October 16, 2007 @ 9:30pm Main Art Theatre Royal Oak, MI	click here	past
	Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival	October 20, 2007 @ noon Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA	click here	past
	Click List: Best in Short Film	October 24, 2007 @ 10pm Logo Network	click here	watch & vote now!
	Rehoboth Beach Film Society Independent Film Festival	November 9 @ 7:45 pm November 10 @ 8:50 pm November 11 @ 10:15 am Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	click here (PDF program)	past
	TrannyFest, San Francisco	November 9, 2007@ 7pm LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street @ Octavia, SF	click here	past
	MiX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival	November 16, 2007 @ 9pm 72 Greene Street	click here	past
	BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival	March 27- April 10, 2008	click here	past
	Athens International Film and Video Festival	May 1, 2008 @ 7pm Baker Center Theater Athens, Ohio	click here	past
	Inside Out Toronto Lesbian & Gay Film and Video Festival	May 15-25, 2008	click here	past
	Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival	October 17 , 2008	click here
	Reel Affirmations: The Nation’s LGBT Film Festival	October 22 , 2008	click here
	Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival	November 14-16 , 2008	click here

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

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