Michelle Danner's 'The Call of Nishi' to screen at Catalina Film Festival

AVALON, Calif. - EntSun -- Inspired by the Nishi Daak, a spirit of East Indian folklore, the film centers around, a little boy who is lured into the woods by a supernatural entity falsely claiming to be his mother. The film stars Eva DeDominici (The Cleaning Lady, Under The Stars), Ettore Baccari (upcoming child actor), Josephine Hies (Miranda's Victim, Time for Dimensional Robin), and Christine Dunford (Cowboy Bebop, Good Sport).

Danner's current feature film, the romantic comedy "The Italians" is currently airing on Amazon Prime. The film stars Matthew Daddario (Shadowhunters), Rob Estes (Silk Stalkings), Perrey Reeves (Entourage), David DeLuise (Wizards of Waverly Place), Olivia Luccardi (It Follows), Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Little Miss Sunshine).

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Next up is the romantic comedy, "Under the Stars," starring Toni Collette and Andy Garcia which filmed in Italy.

Danner also directed "Miranda's Victim," which starred Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Ryan Phillippe, Emily VanCamp, Mireille Enos, Enrique Murciano, Brent Sexton, Josh Bowman, Sebastian Quinn, Taryn Manning, Nolan Gould, Dan Lauria, Kyle MacLachlan, Andy Garcia and the late Donald Sutherland. The film tells the true story of Trish Weir (Breslin) who was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. The subsequent trials went all the way to the Supreme Court and led to creation of the Miranda Rights.

There aren't many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can.The legendary acting teacher and founder of the Creative Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner is also now well-established as a successful film director.A dedicated mom of two (one is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her "day job" – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Michelle has worked privately with Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Zooey Deschanel, Henry Cavill, Isla Fisher and James Franco. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls "The Golden Box") allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques.

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