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Morning Prayer Over Chesapeake - A Love Story, is to be our first feature film. What would you do if you loved someone, were engaged with a wedding date set - when you discovered by happenstance, that someone else, just who you thought was your best friend, is also the person you're "in" love with? Would you go on planning to make the best of it, or would you hurt a whole host of people to follow your heart? Morning Prayer Over Chesapeake is an often comical, thought provoking treaties on how we fall in love. Shooting began in 2005 in Washington DC, Baltimore MD, Ellicott City MD, New York and Annapolis MD. A cast shakeup has suspended filming and will resume soon. If you've ever been in love, Morning is the film for you. |
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Synopsis Morning Prayer Over Chesapeake – A Love Story –: is a charming romantic-drama involving two forward thinking, progressive adults, Chris and Megan, whom are best friends in full control of their emotions. Both thought it was perfectly natural that a man and woman could be friends and so, forged ahead as pals. It's a safe relationship, or so they thought, because situational boundaries. Is their buddyship forbidden? Should it be? Perhaps. As the friendship progresses it surprises them both when they independently discover that they have accidentally fallen in love. The problem? Those pesky situational boundaries. She’s got a serious boyfriend and he’s engaged to be married in six short months. Both Megan and Chris had been comfortable playing on the fringes of what they felt – that is until a fateful day when they both attend a friend's wedding but neither knows the other is there. During the ceremony, he daydreams speculatively about Megan, she about him and their souls involuntarily take flight and join despite both their conscience objections. At the reception immediately following the wedding, both Chris and Megan mingle. It is clear that Megan has no idea of Chris’ presence, nor he hers. The crowed ballroom is bursting when suddenly amongst random mingling, polite introductions, discreet laughter and playful banter, Chris and Megan, in a moment of awkward recognition randomly lock eyes. Both wonder if the other knows what has just happened during the ceremony. Both attempt to cleverly hide their emotions with pure emotional clumsiness. For a while after the wedding both pretend the magic never happened. But in the days that follow, the friendship quietly unravels as both seek to escape the torment of unrequited love. Later, in an already planned and awkward outing together, both continue to pretend the spiritual connection was just an illusion. Exquisitely unique circumstances prevent Chris from breaking off his engagement that is governed by a family tradition. An equally daunting ghost in Megan’s past prevents her from pursuing Chris. Both wait for a sign from the other that either never materializes or happenstance prevents the other from seeing. Megan decides to end her heart's torture by stealthily escaping Chris’ life . Chris desperately tries, but is unable to find her. He cleverly creates an excuse with Adrianna, his fiancée, to extend their wedding date as he desperately tries to buy more time. The months pass slowly forcing Chris' retreat to the safety of Adrianna's love – but now knows he is not in-love with her. Neither Chris or Megan knows however, that fate is not through with them. Megan, under a pen name, authors a book of poems and romantic sonnets titled Morning Prayer Over Chesapeake. Megan's agent presents Morning to the CEO of the publishing company Chris works for. Chris’ boss assigns him as the book's editor. Megan has no way of knowing her present editor and her former soul-mate is one in the same. Soon they begin an anonymous relationship via her agent and a clever indirect correspondence in which they touch something real in each other. Perhaps they’ll get together, perhaps not – but the unique scenarios and near misses create an unforgettable and emotionally satisfying tale of Love finding its way.
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