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| Created Date | September 20, 2019 | |
| Expiration Date | October 31, 2019 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Location | Los Angeles | |
| Project Type | Short Film, Union or non-union | |
| Project Title | Etana | |
Description:
A Chapman University Graduate Thesis Film - A teenage female soldier in Northeast Africa has been brought up in the art of war by a rebel army thriving in the collapsing country. Etana was stolen from her village as a child but is slowly coming to grips with her need for freedom. When she is forced to commit an execution of a much younger friend, she realizes she must escape her life in the camp however risky it may be, especially under the watchful eye of General Nafisa.
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etana | Female | African American | 18-25 | Late teens, curious, defiant, focused, fearless, part of a world where she doesn’t necessarily belong. Etana and the rest of her generation know no other world than the war-torn wasteland that consumes them. At the age of eight she was stolen from her family by a group of rebels and raised in the art of war for seven long years. She has always been able to hang onto her sense of hope and knows some day she will escape her life as a soldier. When she is forced to kill Yaya, another young girl in the camp, for the purpose of survival, her defiant nature and ability to survive is pushed once and for all. |
