Born of Hope

About
Born of Hope is a non-commercial production created for free internet streaming for film fans worldwide. It was made purely for entertainment purposes and to keep the storytelling history of Middle Earth alive.

This project has been around for almost six years, with the original idea forming in 2003 when actor/filmmaker Kate Madison wanted to send a film to a Tolkien Fan Film Exhibition. However, from a small spark the idea grew into a hugely ambitious project. In April 2006 a test shoot was completed filming a collection of scenes and a teaser trailer produced. Principal photography started in July 2008 and continued throughout 2008 and 2009. The film was released on December 1st, 2009.

Plot
A scattered people, the descendents of storied sea kings of the ancient West, struggle to survive in a lonely wilderness as a dark force relentlessly bends its will toward their destruction. Yet amidst these valiant, desperate people, hope remains. A royal house endures unbroken from father to son.

The film will focus on the lives and hardships of the Dúnedain of the North and their constant struggle to survive.

This hour long original drama is set in the time before the War of the Ring and tells the story of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North, before the return of the King. Inspired by only a couple of paragraphs written by Tolkien in the appendices of the Lord of the Rings it follows Arathorn and Gilraen, the parents of Aragorn, from their first meeting through a turbulent time in their people's history.

Cast of characters

 * Arathorn II - Christopher Dane
 * Gilraen - Beth Aynsley
 * Baby Aragorn - Robert "Bobble" Harvey
 * Baby Aragorn - Jonah McLafferty
 * Aragorn as a toddler - Luke Johnston
 * Elgarain - Kate Madison
 * Dirhaborn - Danny George
 * Dírhael - Andrew McDonald
 * Ivorwen - Philippa Hammond
 * Arador - Iain Marshall
 * Halbaron - Howard Corlett
 * Evonyn - Amani Johara
 * Mallor - Raphael Edwards
 * Halbarad (as a teenager) - Ollie Goodchild
 * Halbarad (as a boy) - Lars Mattes
 * Maia (as a girl) - Phoebe Chambers
 * Maia (as a young girl) - Amylea Meiklejohn
 * Elladan - Matt Kennard
 * Elrohir - Sam Kennard
 * Dorlad - Tom Quick
 * Shaknar - Richard Roberts
 * Gorganog - Lewis Penfold

Press
Since its release on the internet, Born of Hope has received world wide attention for it’s impressive production values on such a low budget of £25,000.

Wendi Ide of The Times Newspaper London gave the film a 4 star review, ranking it higher than some of the Hollywood films also listed.