Melissa A. Smith

Movies

WARRIOR STRONG
Casting Director
Bilal Irving (Jordan Johnson-Hinds), a professional basketball player returns to his small, Northern Ontario town of Dumont. He re-connects with his former coach (Andrew Dice Clay), and conflict ensues as they both struggle to put their egos and complicated pasts aside to mentor the town’s only basketball team. In the vein of the great sports underdog movies like Hoosiers, Bad News Bears and The Blind Spot, Warrior Strong is a heartwarming story of triumph both on and off the court.
Some Other Woman
Casting
After losing a pregnancy she desperately wanted, Eve’s world unravels as a mysterious woman begins taking over her life piece by piece, turning her stunning island home into a waking nightmare.
Daniel's Gotta Die
Casting
Daniel Powell’s plan to reconnect with his siblings hits a snag when he discovers they all want to kill him for his inheritance. As the brothers and sisters are forced to spend the weekend together at the family beach house on the Cayman Islands, one thing becomes painfully clear: Daniel’s going to find out what family means, even if it kills him.
Delia's Gone
Casting Director
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.
Multiverse
Casting
Four brilliant university students are forced to confront themselves in terrifying ways when their Quantum Physics experiment leads to an entangled parallel existence that leaves them questioning who they are and what is real.
2149: The Aftermath
Casting
In a future society, a young man named Darwin lives, like everyone else; in a small cement module with little more than a computer. One night, during a violent storm, lightning hits Darwin’s module and knocks out his computer, forcing him to venture outside. He is surprised to come across a beautiful young woman, living with her family in the woods, who teach him how to speak and show him the value of human contact. Meanwhile, the security forces have sent drones to search for and recapture him.
Girl
Casting
A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than she'd imagined.
The Rest of Us
Casting
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.
Extracurricular
Casting
Miriam, Derek, Ian, and Jenny are overachieving high school students doing everything by the book. Straight A's, sports, yearbook, band, and - when coursework allows - planning and executing elaborate murders.
Enhanced
Casting
A group of mutant outcasts including a young woman with enhanced super strength find themselves being hunted down, one by one by a sinister government organization. But when an even stronger enhanced serial killer emerges on the scene, agents and mutants are forced to question their allegiances.
Away from Everywhere
Casting
A struggling writer emerges from rehab and reunites with his estranged brother, but soon descends into a tragic love triangle and is forced to confront a devastating reality.
2149: The Aftermath
Casting
In an oppressive future, where everyone's only contact is their computer, one lonely young man is forced to venture forth in search of human contact.