Heidi K. Eklund of
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Amy Hutchings of
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Casting Director / Owner
Hudson Valley Casting Heidi K. Eklund began her career on stage, mostly in Shakespeare, in her younger years. While living in NYC she acted in countless Off Broadway theaters, and primarily as an ensemble member of the Irondale Ensemble Theater where she joined Actor's Equity Association. After a 5 year transition as a skydiver in Upstate NY, she found herself in Hollywood working with Mindless Entertainment as a script coordinator for "Extreme Dodgeball." During that experience she learned to love the other side of the camera and making film happen from the production side. She still keeps up with acting in film, doing voiceover work, and has written a full-length play "Consumed: Love Passion & Poe"
Heidi was the Casting Coordinator at Vassar College for 14 years and has cast 40+ short films in that position. She grew her casting role from her assistant position when she saw a need to connect students with professional actors in the Hudson Valley Community. Heidi is now the owner of Hudson Valley Casting and has served as the casting director for over 50 films. Heidi still loves acting and will return to the other side of the camera when she is old and gray. "I always new my acting career would blossom when I was past the age of 60." For now she is content casting films and helping her son Wibby with is YouTube channel and enjoying watching him grow up. Heidi is so grateful to partner with Amy Hutchings on so many projects. Casting credits include: The Dead Don't Die with an all star cast directed by Jim Jarmusch Shoplifters of the World (a movie featuring the music of THE SMITHS) Starring Helena Howard and Ellar Coltrane Shirley directed by Justine Decker and starring Elisabeth Moss SKIN directed by Guy Nattive starring Jamie Bell Driveways starring Brian Dennehy and Hong Chau The Mountain with Geff Goldblum Last Vermont Christmas for Hallmark Then Came You with Maisie Williams and Asa Butterfield Furlough with Melissa Leo and Whoopi Goldberg Fabled with Zosia Mamet BURN: The Bitch The Thief, The Psycho with Josh Hutchinson, Suki Waterhouse, and Tilda Cobham-Hervey Green Dolphin with Sean William Scott and Shiloh Fernandez I Killed My BFF The Preacher's Daughter ...Do Unto Others for Lifetime Unintended with Elizabeth Lail The Miseducation of Cameron Post was filmed in the Hudson Valley, top winner at this year's Sundance Festival |
Casting Director
Amy Hutchings was privileged to be part of the original production crew of ‘Sesame Street’ during the show’s first 12 years. During this time she became a member of the DGA working as the show’s stage manager. She then went on to work as Associate Director of Nickelodeon’s ‘Eureeka’s Castle’ for the show’s two seasons.
Along with her husband, Richard, they have produced over 100,000 photo shoots, primarily for the educational publishing industry. In addition, they have written, photographed and published over 20 non-fiction books for publishers such as Scholastic, Pearson, Reader’s Digest/Gareth Stevens and Benchmark Education. Most recently, Amy is working as Casting Director for feature films. She has done casting for twenty films in the past three years. Casting credits include: The Dead Don't Die with an all star cast directed by Jim Jarmusch Crown Heights (won the audience award at Sundance Festival 2017) Diane with Mary Kay Place (best narrative feature at Tribeca 2018) Vigilante with Olivia Wilde also was well received at Tribeca 2018 Shirley directed by Justine Decker and starring Elisabeth Moss SKIN directed by Guy Nattive starring Jamie Bell Driveways starring Brian Dennehy and Hong Chau The Mountain with Geff Goldblum 2011: “Rhymes with Banana” {BCDF Pictures} “Why Stop Now” {BCDF and Armian Pictures} “Bachelorette” {BCDF and Gary Sanchez} 2012: “Liberal Arts” {BCDF Pictures} “The Sisterhood of Night” {Cine Mosaic} 2013: “Sacrilege” Music video for Yeah Yeah Yeah’s {Megaforce} “In the Blind” (script supervisor) {Peak Road Productions} “One Armed Man” directed by Tim Guinee “Ad Inexplorata” (Ad Inexplorata 5, Inc.) “The Outskirts” (BCDF Pictures) Pre production Amy is on the advisory board of UPWIFT, the upstate New York chapter of Women in Film and Television amyhutchingscasting@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/AmyHutchingsCasting http://www.imdb.me/amyhutchings |
Sunny Edelman, Casting Associate
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Lexa Hayes, Casting Assistant
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