Kasey Bella Suarez is visiting the zoo…

The young Latina actress will star in writer-director Simon Hacker’s debut feature Zoo, which recently wrapped production in New York City.

In addition to Suarez, the film also stars Michael Zegen, Robert Klein, Michael Covino, Isabel Arraiza, and Eric Berryman.

In the film, Zegen plays Andy Singer, a failing father and floundering realtor on the verge of eviction, who is drowning in the sweat of a New York City summer. When Andy’s daughter Anna (Suarez), a feisty 10-year-old already outfitted with a moral compass that far surpasses her dad’s, shows up unannounced on his doorstep and informs him of her imminent departure from the city, his get-rich-quick schemes and threadbare employment are thrown into a tenuous high gear, as he attempts to salvage some semblance of paternal standing while being rapidly exposed for the fraud he is.

Hacker is producing with Wyatt McBride, with NBA All Star Gordon Hayward executive producing via his Whiskey Creek banner.

“Partnering with Gordon Hayward to bring this story to life has been so exciting, and I feel very lucky to have cast the perfect pairing of Michael Zegen and newcomer Bella Suarez,” said Hacker. “Michael’s tireless and inimitable performance is brilliant and the chemistry he shares with Suarez is one of a kind. Making this movie across the five boroughs in New York City on 35mm film has been a unique thrill and we can’t wait to share this story with the world.”