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Multi-Facial (1995)

Not Rated | | Short, Drama | July 1995 (USA)
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A short film about the problems that accompany an actor as he auditions, due to his multi-ethnic appearance.

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Vin Diesel

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Vin Diesel

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Vin Diesel, Lewis Steidl, Cara Gaffen | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel ... Mike
Lewis Steidl Lewis Steidl ... Lewis
Cara Gaffen Cara Gaffen ... Wendy
Phillip Jones Phillip Jones ... Ivan
Ivan Jordain Ivan Jordain ... Greg Thomas
F. Valentino Morales ... Chico (as F. 'Valentino' Morales)
Erik Stephen Erik Stephen ... Rivera
Ruthy Otero ... Yvette (as Ruth Otero)
Kalimi Baxter Kalimi Baxter ... Pat
David Rainey David Rainey ... Alton
August Roc August Roc ... Assistant
Emilie Daveyac Emilie Daveyac ... Misty
Colette Duvall Colette Duvall ... Silver
Barry Burns Barry Burns ... Rogers
Cheryl Adam Cheryl Adam ... Kate
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A short film about the problems that accompany an actor as he auditions, due to his multi-ethnic appearance.

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audition | casting | monologue | acting | ambiguous ending | See All (7) »

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Short | Drama

Certificate:

Not Rated

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1995 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Multifacial See more »
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Budget:

$3,000 (estimated)
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One Race Productions See more »
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Color
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Vin Diesel personally provided the money ($3,000) to produce this film. See more »

Quotes

Mike: An attitude like that definitely isn't gonna get me an Oscar
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References A Raisin in the Sun (1961) See more »

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Eye-opening piece of work
17 February 2000 | by SickMonkey – See all my reviews

You know, before I got the chance to see "Multi-Facial," I knew of Vin Diesel only as the big Italian guy from "Saving Private Ryan" that got killed about 30 minutes into the movie--I was never too impressed. But after seeing this short, which Diesel wrote and directed, I was overcome with a new-found respect. This is simply one of the most touching, profound, and well-produced short films in the course of American film in the last 10 years or so. The acting is superb--Diesel goes above and WAY beyond the token ethnic he portrayed in the otherwise WASPish SPR. While watching this however, we get the feeling that this is more than just an entertaining story about a lost soul, searching for an identity (which others are more than willing to give), this is in fact a piece of Diesel himself, immortalized in film. I also watched some director's commentary afterwards and was amazed at the depth and intelligence possessed by this man. Do yourself a favor, and stay away from his shallower, mainstream work like SPR and the upcoming "Boiler Room," et al. If you watch this, you will be convinced of two things: 1) Vin Diesel will always have work in Hollywood, and 2) American short film is still alive.
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