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Filmmaker Barry J. Hershey documents the process by which actresses are cast in a dramatic feature he wrote.

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Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times 08/10/2007
3/4
This revelatory documentary lets us see what it's like to be an actress at an audition. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 08/10/2007
I thought I'd enjoy this, but it wound up giving me the creeps. Go to Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 06/14/2007
4.5/5
A fascinating and surprisingly involving film. Go to Full Review Robert W. Butler Kansas City Star 09/21/2007
3/4
Casting About is less a documentary than a lyrical tribute to women in general. Strong women, confident women, nervous women, goofy women, beautiful women and just normal-looking women. This film adores them all. Go to Full Review Los Angeles Daily News 06/16/2007
3/4
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07/01/2008 An interesting concept, but just not expansive enough. Doesn't really delve into much. We miss the human story here. It's more like a compilation of screen tests and that gets a bit old. We need a little more rooting interest in this doc. See more 04/26/2008 Kind of makes me hate the whole idea of "acting". See more 04/13/2008 This is trash....unfortunately. See more 03/15/2008 The idea seemed interesting, but the movie never really pays off. It is a bit unrelenting with high-strung expectation just pouring off the actresses all the time. The little musical bits are nice, but not enough on their own to relax the feel. More information on the people doing the casting would have been nice (like you know, any at all), maybe some shots of the waiting room or something. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Barry J. Hershey documents the process by which actresses are cast in a dramatic feature he wrote.
Director
Barry J. Hershey
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.9K
Runtime
1h 26m
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