Erin Cahill Gets Real with "Every Time a Bell Rings" for Hallmark Movies Now

quotThis is my first project as an EP with Hallmarkquot she continued quotI39m so excited I39ve gotten EP credits on a few other projects like an indie romcom coming out next summer but this one was my baby and the first in my slate of movies that I pitched and helped create from the ground up It changed from my original pitch but I39m just so grateful that Hallmark allowed me to create a movie To tell this story with them was such a gift And I got to invite some of my dearest friends to join me so it was a dream come true on every levelquotEvery Time a Bell Rings follows three onceinseparable adopted sisters who39ve drifted apart over time yet agree to a family holiday gathering One of their annual childhood Christmas traditions was embarking on anamp160impeccably orchestrated scavenger hunt designed by their recently deceased father who before passing organized a final one As the sisters hunt for the prize a hidden wishing bell made by dad old wounds and family issues are addressed with some new ones uncoveredFor Cahill one word comes to mind when discussing the film authentic quotThe love story in our movie is the sisters and the familyquot she shared quotFor me that was always the story I wanted to tell Then other topics naturally kind of happened in development like adoption The husband of one of our producers is adopted and that opened up our casting and provided so much more opportunity It was a natural progression and there was enough there that felt so authenticquotI wanted to tell a story with Hallmark in which a lot of my friends were representedquot she added quotI wanted them to feel seen and that we were telling stories of what people had been through in the community they were in I39m excited to do that and represent people that haven39t felt maybe as represented A friend has an adopted child and a birth child so their children look very different I was lucky to have that exposure and that was in the back of my brain when we were creating this So many of my friends in a variety of communities often aren39t represented so to do that was awesomequotAmidst the diversity of an adoptive mixedrace family additionally the film explores diversity when it comes to family members finding love as one of the sisters is gay quotA number of people came up to us during filming and were like 39I39m so excited about that storyline I39ve heard rumors and I think it39s really great39quot she recalled quotI39m 100 delighted about that It39s such a wonderful and exciting time to be telling tell stories with Hallmark as they are really being inclusive with the fans they39ve had forever and are now inviting in so many more It39s incredible I39m thrilled with how it all came outquotThe result is a refreshing take on an authentic family in the vein of the 2005 classic The Family Stone quotThat is one of my favorite holiday moviesquot Cahill said quotTo get to the heightened fun of the holidays the joy and laughter but also the reality of the connections and the depths was something I was very committed to the whole time with this The biggest compliment you can give me about this movie is that it felt realquotFilmed entirely on location in Natchez Mississippi another element of realism Every Time a Bell Rings reflects is there is not an inch of snow quotWe are the first Hallmark original produced Christmas movie with no snow on purposequot Cahill noted with pride quotThe fact that Hallmark was like 39Yeah cool let39s do it39 was so incredible because that39s the South You don39t get snow at Christmas You39re having gumbo and celebrating southern traditions so the fact Hallmark just let us play was amazing and we got to make a love letter to NatchezquotAfter touching on the realistic side of the holiday season Cahill is ready for more She has some projects in development and isn39t taking off her EP cap anytime soon However should one Hallmark project present itself in any form she39ll do whatever it takes to make it a reality quotThe one movie I get asked about all the time is A Timeless Christmasquot she laughed in closing quotIt was so magical on set and so well received by fans Ryan and Ron Oliver the director and I kept saying we have to do a sequel as everybody loved it then it never ended up happening I39d work with Ryan in an instant on another onequotEvery Time a Bell Rings is currently available to stream on Hallmark Movies Now Click the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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