The movie “A Holiday
Homecoming” is a faith-based film about the
residents of Hope, New York. After a fire at the
St. Jerome's Home for Children, the residents
come together to help the displaced foster
children right before Christmas. Several
families find that what they thought was a
temporary situation is exactly what they needed
to make their home complete!
The film features actors such as Allison
Mullaney, Robert Levey II, Taryn Hacker, and Jon
Hacker. The picture is written and directed by
Candy Cain with Executive Producer Amy Minter
and Director of Photography Nelson Smith.
A Holiday Homecoming was released on Pure Flix
on November 15, but Gemelli Films is going to
host their theatrical premiere at Lincoln
College's Johnstons Center of Performing Arts
Mainstage Theater in Lincoln, IL in anticipation
of creating a faith-based Central Illinois Film
Hub. The evening will be filled with pictures in
front of the step & repeat banner, meeting some
of the cast and crew, walking the red carpet and
watching a terrific family film to get you in
the mood for Christmas.
Cain has also teamed up with the local
businesses in Central Illinois for this event.
The Lincoln Art Institute will be hosting a
Pre-Party from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will
be offering a family-oriented atmosphere with
hot chocolate and cookies. Enjoy time talking
with the stars of the movie before the show
starts.
Idle Hour will host the premiere, “Adults-Only
After Party.” This will be a 21 and over event
and tickets will be sold at the door with a
limited number available.
Candy Cain, president and founder of Gemelli
Films, Inc. as well as an established writer and
director, has fallen in love with Central
Illinois. Her film “Baking Up Love” was produced
this past spring in Morton. Cain is currently
working on a new TV series, “Wrath and Rituals”,
that is filmed in Lincoln, Morton, Peoria, and
other parts of Illinois. Cain wants to develop a
Central Illinois Film Hub to grow the economy
and is currently looking for investors to make
her dream a reality.
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From the website of Gemelli Films, “Gemelli Films Incorporated is an independent
production company, based in Brookhaven, NY. Gemelli's first film "What Happened
Last Night" was released by SONY in 2017. Their first series, "New Dogs, Old
Tricks," was released on Amazon on September 28, 2018. In 2021, they finished
their tenth feature film and started production on their third series. After
receiving distribution from SONY for their film and via Amazon for their series,
Gemelli Films decided to open their own arm of distribution. Since being formed
in 2015, Gemelli Films has been established as a reliable source for
entertaining content across genres.”
THEATRICAL PREMIERE
DATE: Saturday, December 11, 2021
TIME: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
LOCATION: Johnson Center for Performing Arts Mainstage at Lincoln College
300 Keokuk Street Lincoln, IL 62656
Tickets are on sale today online at A Holiday Homecoming IL | Gemellifilms (wixsite.com)
FAMILY FRIENDLY PRE-PARTY
DATE: Saturday, December 11, 2021
TIME: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
LOCATION: Lincoln Art Institute
112 S. McLean Street Lincoln, IL 62656
Tickets are on sale today online at A Holiday Homecoming IL | Gemellifilms (wixsite.com)
ADULTS ONLY AFTER PARTY
DATE: Saturday, December 11, 2021
TIME: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
LOCATION: Idle Hour
404 Broadway Street Lincoln, IL 62656
Tickets are on sale today online at A Holiday Homecoming IL | Gemellifilms (wixsite.com)
[Text provided by Renee Martin, Senator Sally
Turner's Office] |