Calling all Native American hoopsters.
Midthunder Casting announced a casting call for Native American males and females to play high school basketball players in the upcoming Netflix feature, “Rez Ball.”
According to the casting call, availability is needed from March to June.
The Netflix feature film is planning on being filmed in New Mexico.
“Rez Ball” is based on Michael Powell’s book, “Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation,” which was released in 2019.
The book chronicled the 2016-17 Chinle (Arizona) High School boys basketball team and its pursuit of a state title.
The film will be filmed on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.
It will follow the Chuska Warriors, a fictional Native American high school basketball team from Chuska, New Mexico, that must band together after losing their star player, if they want to keep their quest for a state championship alive. It’s an all-American underdog story about Navajo kids and coaches, told from the inside-out.
LeBron James’ The SpringHill Company is producing the film.
Harjo, who is Seminole and Muscogee, is the the mastermind behind the hit series “Reservation Dogs.” Freeland, who is Dine, has also has written and directed for the series.
According to the New Mexico Film Office, there has been no announcement for production.
Applicants must be 18-years-old or older to apply. Actors will be paid.
To apply, email the following information to rezballcasting@gmail.com:
Name
Height
Phone number
Email address
Location (City and state; reservation or community)
Tribal enrollment or affiliation (optional)
Basketball experience
Recent photos
Your availability from March until June 2023
In the subject line, applicants are asked to write: “First & Last Name – Rez Ball Player.”
