Benefit concert to be held to raise funds for local film Dec 2

Grand Rapids, Mich. – Grand Rapids-based Brandella Films announced plans today for a benefit concert to be held December 2, 2009 to benefit their production of the feature film, “A Daughter’s Hope.”

The concert, dubbed “The Always Have Hope Benefit Concert,” will be held at Billy’s Lounge, located at 1437 Wealthy St. SE, and will feature Muskegon-based Holloway as the headliner. Grand Rapids-based Night Toucher will open the show. Doors open at 8:30p and the bands hit the stage at 9p. Holloway’s first CD, “Illusions,” was released earlier this year

"A Daughter's Hope" is the fictional telling of the true life events of Michigan resident Christine Hill as she struggles to overcome an extraordinarily difficult and abusive life, the most painful part of which was the unexplained disappearance of her mother from the Florida Keys in 1981. While the case is still unresolved, this particular story focuses on Ms. Hill as she fights with setback after setback, only to become a stronger wife and mother to her own family. Ms. Hill is expected to be in attendance at the concert.

Tickets for the concert, a cooperative effort between Brandella Films and local promoter Barb Smith, will be $10 at the door, and proceeds will go towards the production of the film. A portion of the film’s ultimate profits will go to charities that deal with domestic violence and missing loved ones.

Donations to the production of the film can also be made in lieu of the benefit concert at http://www.brandellafilms.com/daughtersHope.html

Brandella Films, LLC, based in Grand Rapids, produced their first project in 2008; a short film entitled Respect for the Dead, which was an official selection to the 2009 Muskegon Film Festival. They hope to begin shooting on A Daughter’s Hope sometime in 2010 in Michigan.