Scott johnson rj mitte and his pregnant wife karen yuly mireles are raising their little boy, jeremy elijah maximus. It was created by joey travolta yes, one of the five siblings of john who has made it his mission to help students develop selfesteem, confidence, and creativity through acting and digital film making. Carol of the bells is a theatrical christmas movie that was released in october 2019. Times are good, scott running an auto body shop, but there are. Carol of the bells ukrainian bell carol ukrainian schedryk by o. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disabled. A young man searches for his birth mother at the holidays and, when he. The soundtrack compact disc includes the original score, composed, produced, orchestrated and conducted by carter burwell, and additional music performed by the clovers, billie holiday, georgia gibbs, les paul and mary ford, and jo stafford. The song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads. Joey travoltas film carol of the bells to screen in december. Carol of the bells 2020 rotten tomatoes a young father battles his past to find peace with his wife and son. Carol of the bells film christmas specials wiki fandom. Scott johnson has always struggled with his secret adoption, and his lifechanging. It has also been performed by many musicians, such as johnny mathis, the carpenters, destinys child and jessica simpson.
Geena daviss inclusive bentonville film festival unveils. Scott was against meeting her at first but when his son jeremy drew a picture of his family tree so to speak, his dads drawn figure stood alone. Liffey music usa 20 celtic woman limited, under exclusive licence to manhattan. Peterson written story is truly extraordinary, the film crews story is even more powerful. The song appears in the 1990 film home alone as arranged by john williams. Carol of the bells is a popular christmas carol, with music by ukrainian composer mykola leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by peter j. Todd haynes highly anticipated carol hits the cannes film festival very, very soon, and for most us, we cant be there. Earnest, inclusive, diverse, but flawed holiday tale. Carol of the bells heartwarming and inspirational aced. A skit on the december 12, 1990 episode of saturday night live included an advertisement for the musical album a dysfunctional family christmas.
Founded by travolta in 2007, inclusion films is dedicated to giving neurodiverse adults and teens the. The films central conflict and themes revolve around family, parenting, generational differences concerning adoption and societal acceptance and inclusiveness of people with different abilities. A crew of 70% individuals with developmental disabilities recently produced inclusion films first feature length film, carol of the bells, directed. Carol of the bells was parodied by dana carvey with the lyrics leave me alone, please go away. Dina is in the studio with director joey travoltas talking about his new film carol of the bells, 5 months ago. Carol of the bells is good enough to become a regular holiday staple, nestling sweetly between a charlie brown christmas and its a wonderful life. Wilhousky ed the new lyrics and the song is what we now know as carol of the bells. To be fair, scott has a pretty good reason for avoiding christmas. Fashion valley amc will show carol of the bells, a feature film directed by joey travolta, from december 6th through december 12th. The piece has also been featured in films, television shows, and parodies. Carol of the bells tells the story of scott johnson, a man adopted as an infant who as an adult seeks to find his biological parents. The top five uses of carol of the bells in movies tvovermind. Carol of the bells won the audience award for best feature at the san diego international film festival.
Carol was a sweet and lovable lady, she would always be close to christmas bells because it reminded her of scotts birthday and therefore came the title of the movie, carol of the bells. Maya theaters offers firstrun hollywood movies in highend cinemas focused on quality of design, stateoftheart film presentation technology, and providing firstrate entertainment with superior customer service. Celtic woman carol of the bells live at the helix in dublin, ireland20 film director. Seasonal overview of the first four films only made some time ago for my young daughter. Carol of the bells was the worlds first feature film production, where up to 70% of the crew had a developmental disability. Its a ukrainian carol shchedryk, written by mykola leontovych and performed in kyiv on december 25, 1916. This holiday classic makes me feel emotional because the couple experiences an abundance of.
Carol of the bells 2019 is the right choice that will satisfy all your claims. Carol of the bells is a warm christmas tale of a young man named scott r. Options for all was one of three executive producers for the. On his fifth birthday which happened to fall on christmas eve, scott. Carol of the bells is honestly one of the most touching films i have ever seen. The bentonville film festival announced their lineup of gala selections and competition films which includes the world premieres of joey travoltas carol of the bells, haroula roses once upon a.
Carol of the bells is a 2019 holiday film about a young man with a troubled past who seeks out his biological mother, only to make a troubling discovery. Rj mitte and andrea friedman churn out brilliant performances in a film that doesnt necessarily have to be seen just on the holidays as the film is more about acceptance and the film will definitely bring one some happy tears. On october 5, 1921, the koshets ukrainian choir, performed this carol at. The inspiration to name the movie carol of the bells came from carol, the main lead, and her fondness to play the bells every christmas, as it is always a tough time of year for. The popular carol has since been performed countless times, with renditions by.
The film is perhaps best suited to those more open to some heartstring twiddling, but cynics can appreciate that it is another success story for inclusion films and their commendable goals. Carol of the bells, not travoltas first stint in the directorial. Directed by joey travolta, carol of the bells is a project of inclusion films the programs very first fulllength feature film. Carol of the bells is a popular christmas carol, with music by ukrainian composer mykola. Play movies your way without the violence and language, etc, free. Carol of the bells is one of the most famous melodies in the world. Mother and son must come to terms with the past and decide on a future as a family. Carol of the bells is a heartwarming christmas story about a young and loving husband and father named scott johnson, whose wife does everything she can to locate his longlost biological mother carol, who has diagnosed with downs syndrome. Travolta is aiming for hallmarkstyle heartwarming sentiment, but the production values make hallmark movies look like the marvel. Inclusion films premiering carol of the bells kget 17. Carol of the bells mormon tabernacle choir duration. The film has very exceptional moral value and shows an inspirational understanding of down syndrome as well. Friedman, the actress with downs syndrome, stole the show in every scene.
It is played during the christmas season of every year. Carol of the bells is a lot like a hallmark christmas movie, and i dont mean this in a good way. Carol of the bells 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When scott finds her, he discovers she is developmentally disabled.
A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. Under the network and resources of inclusion films, this film was made within two weeks in bakersfield, california. You could see the seams in the acting and directing transitions, and it didnt come across as a polished story. The story of carol of the bells is when scott finds his biological mother and finds out she has down syndrome.
In the meantime, the biggest star in carol of the bells is breaking bads rj mitte, who plays scott johnson, the owner of an auto body shop and this christmas movies requisite antichristmas character. I felt happy and sad because he wants his son jeremy to see carol and i felt sad because scott doesnt want to talk to his biological mother and scott just wants to move on. The movie was shot entirely in bakersfield and will have a red carpet premier at 7. Original motion picture soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name. The song is based on the ukrainian folk chant shchedryk. It has been featured in many movies, in parodies and in television programs. The film was also almost entirely filmed in bakersfield as there was historic snapshots and scenes from popular landmarks around the area all throughout the film. P fairy dave grashoff is sharing a couple of rolls with some special good day fans. Thus, for these reasons, cryptic rock gives carol of the bells 3.
According to the film website, the movie is described as. It was composed by mykola leontovych, a ukrainian composer. Carol of the bells is not rated by the mpaa, but contains no objectionable material. Inclusion films is hosting a special screening of carol of the bells on wednesday, december 4th at lodi stadium 12 cinemas. Joey travoltas carol of the bells tells the touching story of a young man with a troubled past and his ultimate redemption scott johnson is a loving husband and father who staunchly refuses to celebrate christmas, much to the chagrin of his wife, karen, and his young son, jeremy. Inclusion films will premier their film, carol of the bells tonight.
Carol of the bells premiere film screening lodi tickets. Wilhouskys lyrics are under protection owned by carl fischer music. That almost sounds like a line for a horror movie, but the santa clause is a fateful film in which scott calvin is in desperate need of a way to reconnect with his son. It adds an unexpected dimension to the usual genre fare by exploring circumstances most people dont face. Misguided anger, mixed with regret, and the misunderstanding of things we can not begin to comprehend are themes that emancipate the story into the lovely package that the film is as whole. Carol of the bells is a highquality film by any standard. On october 5, 1921, the koshets ukrainian choir, performed this carol at carnegie hall. As the title implies, this hauntingly beautiful song is about the sound of bells come christmas time. Mitte who searches for his birth mother, carol andrea friedman. It was released in both digital download and compact disc.