Filming hasn't yet begun, but Lee has already caused controversy in Chicago. While many of those at the casting call believe the film will bring jobs and money to the Englewood neighborhood as well as highlight the problem of violence for a bigger audience, others have taken offense to the film's title, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Will Burns (4th).
(link below)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Hundreds-Line-Up-for-Chiraq-Casting-Call-303171841.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Saturday, May 9, 2015
NEWS: HUNDREDS LINE UP FOR CHIRAQ CASTING CALL
At least 350 people lined up outside of St. Sabina Academy in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Saturday morning for an open casting call for Spike Lee's "Chiraq" film. The casting call began at 10 a.m., but people started lining up as early as 4 a.m. in the hopes of landing a role as an extra in the film.
Filming hasn't yet begun, but Lee has already caused controversy in Chicago. While many of those at the casting call believe the film will bring jobs and money to the Englewood neighborhood as well as highlight the problem of violence for a bigger audience, others have taken offense to the film's title, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Will Burns (4th).
(link below)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Hundreds-Line-Up-for-Chiraq-Casting-Call-303171841.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Filming hasn't yet begun, but Lee has already caused controversy in Chicago. While many of those at the casting call believe the film will bring jobs and money to the Englewood neighborhood as well as highlight the problem of violence for a bigger audience, others have taken offense to the film's title, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Will Burns (4th).
(link below)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Hundreds-Line-Up-for-Chiraq-Casting-Call-303171841.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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