New film about Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly

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Before Breakfast (IMDb link) is a short film (12 minutes) about a meeting between Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly "before" Breakfast at Tiffany's and Monaco. It's a fictional story, and is meant to be a light comedy.

It was first shown at a film fest in LA, and is currently playing in film fests around the US.

Though I haven't seen it yet, I first head about it from Enchanted Serenity of Period Films, which always has the latest news on upcoming period films.

Since then, I've learned that the two stars of the film - Paulie Rojas (Audrey) and Elspeth Keller (Grace), who wrote the film - are very good friends in real life. And they're both fans of the legends they portray, so for them, this was a dream project.

In a post on her blog last year, Ms. Keller recalls how the idea for the film came about:

Paulie showed me a photograph in which they were caught together, waiting patiently backstage to present at the 1956 Academy Awards. So they had met, and maybe they were even friends. Perhaps they giggled over coffee like Paulie and I did. And maybe, just maybe, they had experiences similar to those of modern day actresses - uncertainty and exhilaration - again, much like Paulie and me. In the photo, Audrey and Grace are caught candidly - both looking completely gorgeous, and very serious. (http://www.elspethkeller.com/blog)

Judging by the trailer itself, this looks like a quality production. And its directed by veteran film/TV producer Paul A. Levin, whose credits over the years include working on Julie & Julia, Sleepless in Seattle and The Sixth Sense.

Hopefully it'll come to DVD or will be made available online to watch.

The trailer can also be viewed on Facebook or here on IMDb (Internet Movie Database)