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  • ABOUT
  • THE ACTING PROJECT
  • THE BANFF AUDITIONS
  • BUILDING COMMUNITY
  • CONSENT
  • FAN FICTION TV
  • MAKING MOVIES
  • SOMEWHERE
  • WHAT IS ACTING
  • OUR LITERAL SPEED

casey smallwood

casey smallwoodcasey smallwoodcasey smallwood
  • ABOUT
  • THE ACTING PROJECT
  • THE BANFF AUDITIONS
  • BUILDING COMMUNITY
  • CONSENT
  • FAN FICTION TV
  • MAKING MOVIES
  • SOMEWHERE
  • WHAT IS ACTING
  • OUR LITERAL SPEED
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SOMEWHERE

Edwards Place, 700 N. Fourth St. Springfield IL 62702

I am drawn to moments where people they are faced with an experience that challenges their self-esteem, their person-hood, their sense of self. In these moments they always tend to find some kind of power from a source that exists in their own history that allows them to move through the moment. It’s not about covering something up, but about the moment(s) of recovery. I try to create works that show the act of recovery as it occurs to the spectator. As viewers, that moment can inspire a connection through empathy. This, I relate to my interest in directing a viewer. People have always done this, this is how movies, songs, entertainment etc.’s are successful- they reach people, emotionally. In this work, and the work I make with my mother – I am looking directly at these situations of recovery in hopes of creating an empathetic viewer – a closeness, a humanity in viewership. 


The narrative for Somewhere was based on the Three Missing Women from Springfield, MO. The video was shot at a historic home in Springfield, IL. 

SOMEWHERE: A TALENT SHOW, TRT 11:45

SOMEWHERE: SCREENTESTS, TRT 15:32

SOMEWHERE: DELETED SCENES, TRT 13:51

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TWINNING, DOUBLING

THREE MISSING WOMEN | MISSING WOMEN | MISSING WOMAN

GIANT BUNNY

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH 

(QUIETLY EMOTING)

 CONTACT 

SCENE: DIVING INTO THE DEEP END AT NIGHT

NOT KNOWING WHICH WAY IS UP

THE THREE MISSING WOMEN: THE CAMPAIGN

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