SHAKYRA DOWLING CASTING

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Independent Casting Director, Shakyra Dowling has been working for over two decades on Sundance, BAFTA, Berlinale and Oscar nominated films whilst zealously promoting diversity in casting. At TIFF 2021, Shakyra cast Nathalie Biancheri’s Wolf with George MacKay, Lily Rose-Depp and Paddy Considine. In 2019 Shakyra cast Nathalie Biancheri’s first feature Nocturnal which premiered at LFF casting includes Cosmo Jarvis, and at Toronto Film Festival’s White Lie; casting includes Kacey Rohl who is named as Canadian Rising Star for her performance and Amber Anderson, UK ES Rising Star 2017. She has cast genre-spanning British and international films including Cuban/Canadian co-production Un Traductor (staring Rodrigo Santoro) which was in World Cinema Competition at Sundance 2018 and has been selected as the Cuban Academy Award entry for 2019, French social comedy Naked Normandy (staring Toby Jones) and No Fathers In Kashmir by Oscar nominated Ashvin Kumar. Most recently, multi-language Tigers directed by Ronnie Sandhal (staring Alfred Enoch) has been put forward as Sweden’s International Oscar entry for 2021. More information and trailers can be watched at: www.shakyradowlingcasting.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3705094/