The
Immigrant Garden . .
.
Seventeen-year-old
Cecily Barnes (ANGELA
JOHNSON) is lost. Trying to come
to grips with who she is and what life might be all about for a young
woman, coming of age without a mother, in America of the early 1900s,
is a daunting task, until Cecily chances upon an old seed catalogue
all the way from London, England. The catalogue's publisher, Mrs.
Louise Beauchamp (BEVERLY
FITE), provides a gentle heart and
sage advice, as the two explore life, love and gardening, through a
transatlantic correspondence. through this series of letters, taking
weeks to make their way across a continent and an ocean, Cecily get a
glimpse of the mother she never knew.
Part Louisa May Alcott, part Mark Twain,
The Immigrant Garden, based on
CAROLINE WOOD's AWARD-WINNING off Broadway play, is an
AWARD-WINNING motion picture for the whole family.
Produced and directed by Hollywood
Executive Producer C. TAD
DEVLIN. Following a string of mega-hits, including:
Sleeping With The Enemy (Julia Roberts),
When A Man Loves A Woman, (Meg
Ryan and Andy Garcia), Disney's
Mighty Ducks III (Emilio
Estevez), and Disney's George
of The Jungle (Brendan Fraser),
Devlin moved to a small Pacific-Northwest town
that reminded him of his hometown in Ohio. While teaching classes at
the local college, he met Caroline Wood and read her stage play,
The Immigrant Garden. From there, the
story is part Bowfinger,
part The Producers, and
part Shakespeare In Love, culminating in
the making of The Immigrant
Garden. Lexington Film was honored to be a part
of it all.
The Immigrant
Garden previewed for film industry insiders at
Disney Studios, in Los Angeles,
California, and on the heels of that landmark, took top honors at
A.E.C.T. International Film Festival, in
Dallas, Texas (one of the largest and oldest festivals of
its kind in the world).
Some of the people involved:
Angela
Johnson: a new
motion picture discovery at 17, stars as Cecily Barnes in
The Immigrant Garden.
Beverly
Fite: accomplished Broadway actress, gives
a compelling performance as Cecily's mentor, Mrs. Louise
Beauchamp.
Caroline Wood: author of the
AWARD-WINNING stage play The Immigrant
Garden and co-screenwriter (with Devlin) of the AWARD-WINNING
motion picture.
C. Tad
Devlin: Director and Producer of
The Immigrant Garden (his
other hits include: George of the Jungle,
Sleeping With The Enemy, When A Man Loves A
Woman, and Mighty Ducks III.
Gregg
M. Campbell: director of photography
for The Immigrant Garden, is a professional
filmmaker and Chief of Operations for BREAK AWAY VIDEO,
LLC.
And now a word from J. Omar Daggy, of Lexington Film, LLC . .
.
We really owe a debt of gratitude to Tad, Angela, Beverly, Caroline, Gregg and all the rest of the cast, crew and investors. Northwest Film Projects assembled an unbeatable team. The trust and support they showed us in this, our first feature film, was astonishing. Sharing the spotlight with Tad, Angela and Caroline at the Disney Studios Hollywood premiere was a great honor and a memory I will always cherish.
We returned from the Hollywood premiere to learn The Immigrant Garden had won the A.C.E.T International Film Festival. That was icing on the cake. -- J. Omar Daggy
If Mark Twain had met Louisa Mae Alcott, they might have written The Immigrant Garden." -- Horace J. Digby, SandBagger Mag-e-zine.
The Immigrant Garden
. . .
Now Available on Video from
Lexington Film, LLC.
Just $18.95 (plus $5.00 shipping and
handling).
Produced by Northwest Film Projects.
Now available on video from Lexington
Film, LLC.
Visit The Immigrant
Garden.