Lullaby
ABOUT THE FILM
Lullaby is an intimate character-driven drama about a Hidden Child of the Holocaust's invented life and her family's discovery of the truth.
THE STORY
Tess O’Keefe, a devout Polish Catholic immigrant living on Florida’s languid Gulf Coast, is uprooted to a retirement home after her husband’s death. In the process, Tess’ granddaughter Kathleen stumbles on a mysterious box revealing her grandmother’s secret past – as one of Poland’s ‘Hidden Children’ of the Holocaust – which unravels the fragile tapestry of lies Tess has carefully woven throughout her life. Intimate and heart-wrenching, yet ultimately inspiring, Lullaby is a poignant portrait of survival; a universal story about family and faith, filled with the excruciating silences and exuberant music of Life.
MORE ABOUT THE FILM
http://www.lullaby-movie.com
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
KIMBERLY M. WETHERELL, WRITER/ DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER
Kimberly M. Wetherell’s award-winning short films have screened in major film festivals worldwide. Most recently, she was the Associate Producer for the recently released independent feature film, Today’s Special. Prior to filmmaking, she was an operatic stage director; her career having taken her to esteemed opera houses around the globe, including L’Opéra de Paris, Le Théâtre de Genève and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, working with such luminaries as Placido Domingo, Renée Fleming and Bryn Terfel. A Clearwater, FL native, Kimberly holds a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Teresa Eickel is the former Executive Director of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation. She brings with her a wealth of fundraising experience alongside an equal and no less impressive passion for the Arts. As an operatic lyric soprano, Terri has sung some of the most recognizable roles on some of the finest stages around the world.
Brette Goldstein recently cast No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII, a PBS documentary narrated by Julianna Margulies. Recent film projects include Hello Lonesome; The Bell, El Camino, Buffalo Bushido, Queen City, and she cast the book trailer for The New York Times bestseller Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Brette has cast over 40 films, countless commercials, theatre and was the resident casting director at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre for ten seasons. She also coaches and teaches at studios and schools across the country.
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. He is a founding member of the band One Ring Zero, which has released seven albums, including their most recent, Planets. For film, he has written the soundtracks for the documentaries The House Of Suh and The Good Mother. He has toured with The Magnetic Fields, and performed with The Kronos Quartet at Carnegie Hall. Hearst has appeared on such shows as NPR's Fresh Air, A+E's Breakfast With The Arts, and NBC's The Today Show.
EARLY PRAISE
"Kimberly captured my heart with her screenplay, Lullaby. The character moments, dialogue, and topical relevance will undoubtedly inspire its cast, and the resultant film is sure to please a very broad audience."
"Stunningly raw and poignant, Lullaby will break your heart."
" Lullaby is a ballad and testament to believing in one another and the fortitude of family."
"Like a woman singing to her child in a time of war, Kimberly M. Wetherell's Lullaby is lyrical, haunting, and filled with tenderness."
"Lullaby is a knockout of a script that hums with all the essentials: a terrific, unexpected plot, a red-blooded cast of characters, and a fictive world that comes alive on the page in remarkably high relief." --
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