"The Sunset" is a movie about Wen Ping, a Chinese-American teenager who works at his family’s liquor store for Winter Break. Wen, along with his friend Johnny Murphy, smuggle kegs of beer from the liquor store and make money selling the beer to teenagers in the neighborhood. One day, his older brother, Tran, catches Wen and threatens to expose him unless he stops doing business with Johnny immediately. What will Wen do when he must choose between his Chinese family and his Irish-American friends? "The Sunset" is a gritty drama that deals with teenage violence and substance abuse along with the racial undertones that accompany San Francisco’s largest working-class residential district.

This is the NYU Thesis Film for director Misha Sundukovskiy.

ROLE BREAKDOWNS:

WEN PING (18-22) - A quiet, shy kid who works at his family's liquor store to help his family. Gets caught up in the middle of his Irish friends and older brother. Desperately wants out of his situation. Mandarin and/or Cantonese-speaking preferred, but not required.

TRAN PING (24-30) - Late 20s. Wen's tough, intimidating older brother. Tran has a strong dislike for the Irish kids in the neighborhood. Finds out his younger brother has been hanging out with them and reacts violently. Wants to keep his neighborhood for his own people. Mandarin and/or Cantonese fluency REQUIRED.

AUDITION DATES: Tuesday, November 17th
CALLBACK (if needed): Wednesday, November 18th.
SHOOTS: January 8-15, 2010 (rehearsals in late December)

Please submit a headshot and resume (if applicable). Sides will be provided if selected for an audition.

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