Casting Call for Real Life Survivors in New York City
This is a wonderful casting call for survivors. They are not looking for models and actors for this but people with real life experiences. The casting and shoot location will be taking place in New York City. The casting date will be held March 28th- March 30th.
About The Shoot
The AWE collection features high-end jewelry anchored by the AWE Link, which symbolically links each survivor to the AWE community. The Link’s four teardrops represent the blood, sweat, and tears (of sorrow and joy) that define each survivor’s journey. AWE= Alive We’re Empowered. This celebrates the resilience of those who have survived life-altering adversities by connecting them over both their shared experiences and AWE’s meaningful products.
Key Details
Casting and Shoot in NYC
This will be a combination photo and video for 1 year and includes 1 shoot day
Pay Rate $2000.00
Requirements For Application
Looking for real life survivors to come forward and share their compelling stories. They need people who are strong, resilient, uplifting, defined by their triumphs and not by their hardships; energized by the strength of others and empowered by life. They are mission driven and hopeful for a better future. They need women and men to be brave and share their story with the world; they can be of ANY ETHNICITY and be between the ages of 25 – 95+ years old. Their stories should be universally relatable and evoke empathy and AWE!
What adversities have AWE survivors triumphed over? Here are some ideas:
Cancer/Illness
Physical or Emotional Abuse
Gun Violence or Terrorism
Bullying
Active War
Birth Defects
Physical Trauma/ Amputee/ Paralyzed
Mental Illness i.e. Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders or
Self harm, etc…
Accidents or Disasters
Other Disabilities
Homelessness/Poverty
Caretaker of a Survivor or Diseased family member.
If you know someone who fits this project, please share it with them.
How To Apply
All submissions should include, Name, Photo, address, and a brief description of your adversities that you have triumphed over. Email to survivor@donnagrossmancasting.com.
My story is kinda long and complicated, but the short version is, I always had a few weird medical issues that went unexplained for decades. When I became pregnant with my now 11 year old daughter it became very clear there was something not right. After a extremely rough pregnancy where I almost lost her and she literally ate me alive my symptoms continued to worsen then to my horror my daughter began displaying similar symptoms around age 2. Doctors after my mysterious episode of paralysis then decided our condition was genetic and hence didn’t need to be named because most weren’t treatable. As a mother I couldn’t except this so I went back to school to figure it out. With the help of professors we diagnosed both of us and I am now responsible for figuring out our treatment since our condition has no doctors we have found with knowledge of it. We both now have learned to manage it and walk out daily tightrope in life, but are surprising normal appearing and most would never guess the struggles we went through. It is funny how some fates we accept when it is ours but can not when your child is thought to have the same fate. My daughter Madison is my miracle and motivation for everything. My goal is to make her life as amazing as possible because she is most definitely with it!!