1950s Short Film

Waiting For A Stranger started as a small film, but the script soon garnered interest from some tremendously talented people, and just last weekend the crew finished shooting with over 80 cast and crew. The film is looking for female vocalists in any of these styles: Gypsy Jazz, American Jazz Standards, 40s/50s jazz and blues (French and American), Torch Singers, and ideally, are looking for slow songs./n/nWaiting For A Stranger started as a small film, but the script soon garnered interest from some tremendously talented people, and just last weekend the crew finished shooting with over 80 cast and crew. Half of this film takes place in a French working class bar, and the mystery and secrets of the characters are contrasted against romantic and classic French 50s jazz, that crackle from the Landlady's radio.



The film is looking for female vocalists in any of these styles: Gypsy Jazz, American Jazz Standards, 40s/50s jazz and blues (French and American), Torch Singers, and ideally, are looking for slow songs. Because the film is recreating a time period, it is looking for songs as authentic as possible, and is reaching out to artists who truly try and relive the 40s and 50s, and not bands who feel influenced by this style and play with a modern twist.



The Plot:

Anne stares out the window during her son's daily piano lesson, lost in her thoughts, when suddenly a chilling scream echoes from the French bar below. Drawn to the scene, Anne discovers a wounded woman bleeding to death, embraced in her husband's arms. Upon revisiting the bar, Anne comes across a mysterious stranger, whom she soon suspects to be the killer. This chance encounter reawakens in her a passion she once thought was lost, and over the course of the next three days, Anne must decide whether to return to her son, or pursue this dangerous and exciting new path.

This film will be sent to festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, Aspen, and hopefully become a contender for the short film Academy Awards. Other distribution channels include television and possible marketing avenues.

Artists will retain all rights to their songs. When the film is played, selected artists will be paid by their respective union per each screening, and the promoter can offer £100 compensation.



For more information about the film, please visit the website to view stills, hear song examples, and stay updated with screenings and competitions.