Out on Film 2026 - Cast: Populating Our World

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Every unforgettable performance requires the right mix of people who can inhabit your vision. But what does that mean for queer actors, and stories of the queer experience?

Explore the evolving craft of casting queer film and television through the lens of authenticity, collaboration, and representation. Who should tell queer stories, and does the audience have the right or need to know the sexuality or gender of the performers they watch? What does this mean for non-queer actors who find themselves telling queer stories? Or queer actors cast in heteronormative roles? Come engage in a conversation, sponsored by the Casting Society of America, which will interrogate the responsibility of production teams making queer art to their actors, to the stories they're telling, and to their audience.