She's driving across the country to get her big break performing in a concert for I-Heart radio
A movie director who grew up in Chico just debuted a new movie for the holidays. 'Holiday Harmony' is director Shaun Piccinino's third Christmas movie in three years. It premiered Nov. 24 and is streaming on HBO Max.
On this most recent project he had the opportunity to work with veteran actress Brooke Shields, 'West Side Story' star Annelise Cepero, and 'Peter Pan' star Jeremy Sumpter.
"It really is a movie about family and the place you call home," Piccinino said. He said Brooke Shields was very down to earth, choosing to eat lunch with the crew everyday and getting to know everyone on the set.
"All the rumors are true you hear she's a lovely person, she's easy to work with , all true. (She) brought all that experience and professionalism to the role, my job was so easy to connect with her."
'Holiday Harmony' is about an aspiring singer (Cepero) who grew up in the foster care system. She's driving across the country to get her big break performing in a concert for I-Heart radio. But she's delayed when her van breaks down in a small town in Oklahoma, where she meets an interesting cast of characters
"The music too, I think everybody is going to love the music," Piccinino said. "Our star Annelise Cepero, she's an amazing vocalist. She's in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and her vocals are just unbelievable. And the songwriting in there, the main song that plays in the trailer that was done with the best of the best songwriters, the best in the business. They worked on 'A Star is Born' with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Piccinino has released Christmas movies three consecutive years. 'California Christmas' debuted on Netflix in December 2020, followed by the sequel 'California Christmas: City Lights' in December 2021. Both his previous holiday movies hit the top of the charts at number one and number two respectively for over 2 weeks in December of 2020 and 2021
He he hopes to make more holiday movies. He was able to draw upon some of his experiences in Chico as inspiration for 'Holiday Harmony.'
"In our movie we are talking about a small town she ends up being in. There's lots I draw from my experience growing up. Chico's not an extremely small town, but it's not a huge metropolis so there was lots of great inspiration I drew from Chico."
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