Emily Schweber
Casting Director
Trained by one of the most respected casting directors in the business, Mali Finn, Emily has been casting for almost twenty years.
During her ten year tenure with Mali, they worked with such directors as James Cameron, Curtis Hanson, Joel Schumacher, Frank Darabont, Larry and Andy Wachowski, Brian De Palma and Steven Shainberg. Together, she and Mali cast TIGERLAND, THE WOOD and JOYRIDE.
Emily has established a reputation as one the top independent casting directors. Some of her films have appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, including, THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND, BOOKIES, CHRYSTAL, STEEL CITY, RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR and the GO-GETTER. Scott Caan's THE DOG PROBLEM premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. OCEANS OF PEARLS won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2008 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Festival. Her film THAT EVENING SUN, starring Hal Holbrook won top awards at the 2009 South By Southwest Festival, Nashville Film Festival and Atlanta Film Festival.
Emily's other casting credits include SECOND HAND LIONS, Billy Bob Thornton's DADDY AND THEM, and Gregory Nava's award winning PBS series, AMERICAN FAMILY. She recently cast LEONIE, a biography/period piece with Emily Mortimer.
