At the beginning of the school year I got a phone call from my friend Coleen to see if the kids would like to be extras in a movie that was being filmed in Simi. Of course Mikayla said yes and Mr. Jakob was on the fence. So we called and signed them up, when we got the call we were at the beach with some friends and they came along with us that next day. It was such a great experience for the kids.
Last night we were privileged to go see the premier of The Heart of Christmas. We started the night off at my old favorite The Stinking Rose restaurant; the kids loved it. Then we were off to the Premier. The premiere was so exciting for the kids they got to see all the familiar faces from the day of filming.
Then after all the mingling and red carpet shots we finally got to see the movie. It was a tear jerker but the message was sweet. Mikayla had such a great time seeing herself on the big screen to the point where she wants to do it more. We will have to see about that. Jakob’s scene was a flash as well as mine. After the movie they played we got to see the new music video for The Heart of Christmas by Matthew West; at one part you can see Mikayla’s little head in the bottom left.
It was a wonderful experience for the kids to be involved with this production. Not on the filming aspect but the reason this movie was made. The parents of the little boy made this to raise enough money to support St. Jude for one day. This is why Mikayla wants to act so she can make her own money to donate to St. Jude as well; she is so sweet.
It was so fun to watch the kids at the event. Mikayla was so proud and took everything in with a smile on her face; she loved it. Jakob had fun but when it came to the red carpet and being in any form of attraction clammed up. I was proud of them both.
Here the trailer for the movie http://www.matthewwest.com/
Here is the original music video that inspired the movie; the new video will be out soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye39mgcHC3E
The movie will air on GMC Gospel Music Channel on December 4th at 7 & 9 ET. For the Los Angeles area it the channel is available on Dish Network channel 188 & Direct TV channel 338. If you live out of the Los Angeles area check for availability in your area at this link: http://gmc2.viewerlink.tv/?zip=Enter%20Your%20Zip
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