Tampa Film Fan

Dates: August 4, 5, 11, and 12

1 Day Films is now casting lead and bit roles in upcoming reenactments for its documentary The Ghosts of Ybor . There are no lines in the reenactments, but the actors have to be able to pull off their characters’ demeanors. Looking like the characters (Charlie Wall and Santo Trafficante, Jr.) is not required, but is a plus.

The documentary covers the lives of Ybor City gangster Charlie Wall and Tampa mafioso Santo Trafficante, Jr. The above August dates are for the Charlie Wall portion of the documentary. Trafficante’s portion will be shot at some time in September.

The people in the reenactments are: Charlie Wall, Baby Joe Diez, Nick Sacglioni, Santo Trafficante, Palusa Diaz, AND NUMEROUS other Anglo, Sicilian, and Cuban gangsters and bystanders. WE WILL ALSO NEED A TON OF EXTRAS. Having your own wardrobe from the 1930s, 40s or 50s is a MAJOR PLUS.

Character Descriptions:

Charlie Wall – Will be portrayed as a 60-year old and a 77-year old. Tall, long face, white hair. CANNOT be Italian or Latin.

Baby Joe Diez – Spanish, under 5’10″ (shorter is better), VERY muscular and in good shape. MUST have driver’s license. Late 30s to late 40s.

Nick Scaglione – Italian in his early 40s with blue eyes and dark but graying hair and sheepish demeanor.

Joe Bedami – Italian in his 40s. Short hair and balding and overweight. Has a menacing stare yet pleasant demeanor.

Santo Trafficante – Italian, balding and has a kind face. Looks like an accountant.

Visit the following links for pictures of these characters (except Baby Joe – we have yet to find a picture of him):

http://aceatkins.com/extras/mafia.html - Bedami, Scaglioni (picture is 10–15 years older than we will portray him) and Trafficante.

http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/Photo%20Gallery/Images/Bolita.gif - Charlie Wall

REMEMBER, we are ALSO looking for a number of other supporting roles. PLEASE INCLUDE A HEADSHOT.

This is a nonpaying job – SORRY.