Gerard Elmore's romantic comedy - All for Melissa - is a valentine to the life he experienced and witnessed on his home turf. And Elmore's home is the luscious and fragrant Hawaiian Island of Oahu.

"We set out to make a movie to put smiles on people's faces. We didn't set out to win awards. It wasn't meant to be a flashy show - but a love letter to Hawaii, a nice little tale about everything Hawaii represents," Elmore, 28, said in a recent phone interview.

This fictional feature stars Milan Tresnak as Jared, an aspiring Oahu filmmaker who has a major screen crush on a major movie star named Melissa Williams. Jared decides to track down Melissa and convince her to star in a music video, hoping, of course, to woo her and convince her to co-star in his own life. Melissa is played by Kimberly Estrada, an actress with a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice. And as if that wasn't enough, Estrada is trained in martial arts and was named one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2006. Aloha! [view entire article]

Vol. 12, Issue 9 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007
GERARD'S THE MAN:

JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Cast members Milan Tresnak, left, and Kimberly Estrada hung out with writer/ director Gerard Elmore at the investors' party for Elmore's next film, All for Melissa, at the Art Zone Hawaii. Tresnak stars as Jared Rogers, an everyday guy determined to meet his dream girl, Melissa Williams, and make a music video in her honor. Estrada plays Melissa. If all goes well, Melissa will screen at the Sundance and Louis Vuitton Hawaii International film festivals. [view article]
 

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Actress Kimberly Estrada, who played the boxer Perez in the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, starred in Day of Miracles as a woman who is in one of the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. She dies and is brought back to life.

"I think there's a rising importance of spiritual messages in conscious media that comes to the forefront and my goal as an actress is acting in commercially lucrative films with a message that is spiritual and one people need to hear," Estrada said. "Conscious media means pieces of work that really have a message that goes above and beyond pure entertainment -- that makes people think about life and examine values about where society's headed, the earth and what we're doing to the earth and how we treat each other."

Though she didn't make much money the first time, Estrada hopes to work with Smith and McRay again.

"They were an absolute joy from start to finish and the film was a real labor of love," Estrada said.

"They were amazing and their production team was really inspiring."

Burbank Leader
Page A-6, Metro Desk
Filmmaker's 'miracle' mission
Burbank filmmaker brings to the small screen inspirational stories of survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Saturday September 10, 2005
By Mark R. Madler, The Leader

Kimberly Estrada, an actress portraying a woman who turned to evangelism after surviving the attack, described the experience of making the film as down and dirty.

"I did a lot of climbing around in rubble and wire and used my experience as a stunt person," said Estrada, who played a boxer in the Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby. "We shot the ground zero stuff at a concrete factory with a lot of dust and concrete residue. You get a feeling of what it was like to be there."

DAY OF MIRACLES will be Telecast to Billions on 9/11/05
An Award winning documentary, Day of Miracles will be airing to billions on the anniversary of 9/11. It is about the miracle survivors of 9/11. It will air through over 17 satellite feeds via: TBN, Daystar, i-Life, Sky Angel and Cornerstone TV ... being translated into numerous languages in most countries of the World!

(PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- From the Producers of Hometown Legend a Warner Brothers release, (co-produced with the best selling author Jerry Jenkins and his son Dallas, Left Behind fame) comes the most important award winning documentary of 2005. Day of Miracles won "Best Inspirational" and "Special Recognition" at VIFFI and The West Valley INDIEFEST as well as the DOVE SEAL and the Movieguide approval. DAY OF MIRACLES  will be telecast to billions on 9/11/05 through over 17 satellite feeds, in most countries in the World, and being translated into numerous languages via: TBN, SKY ANGEL, DAYSTAR, I-LIFE and CORNERSTONE television networks. Sujo Jon was just underneath the airplane crash in Tower One and was able to lead many people down the staircase while the building peeled like a banana and fell to the ground. He skied to safety only realizing that his pregnant wife was in Tower Two. Janelle prayed for God to save her. The next day she was the only one found alive. She was found standing up asleep amidst the rubble. The stars are: TJ Myers, Impossible Heist, Who's YOur Daddy and Kimberly Estrada of Academy Award® winning, Million Dollar Baby ! This film was shot on the new HD24P camera in order to be able to release for the first time into digital theatre.
- Press Release E-Media wire

"Thanks to her knowledge of martial arts and boxing, model and actress Kimberly Estrada obtained a part in Million Dollar Baby  as one of Hilary Swank’s adversaries, through her own introduction to the casting department."
- Panorama Magazine - Italy