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community, ignore the recent
order,” Post said. “Wear your
masks, keep your distance
when you can, cover your
mouth when you cough
and do the things that we all
know are safe and effective
in stopping the spread of
this virus. Celebrate as you
and your family see fi t and
as the founders of this nation
intended, in freedom.”
Despite all the talk of
defi ance, many of the
chairs had been removed
from
council
chambers
to encourage more social
distancing and everyone,
those offering testimony
and councilors themselves,
wore masks throughout the
proceedings. Prior to the
most recent orders, members
of the council had decided
not to wear masks as long
as social distance could be
maintained.
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thrilled that Keizer is a part of
this.”
The 211 Home is a story about
13-year old Daniel O'Malley, a
youngster who loves baseball,
but hates the gift that he just
received, a raggedy, worn-out
glove from his grandfather.
O'Malley's frustration at the
unfairness of life boils over after
realizing the ridicule he will
receive from his teammates and
friends. But as the story goes
on, he begins to learn about the
importance of being selfl ess and
respecting his elders.
The fi lm won an award for
Best Family Screenplay at the
Marina del Rey Film Festival.
Even though baseball is one
of the main themes surrounding
the fi lm, Huggins says that this
really isn't a sports movie.
ABOVE: Keizerite Jeff Poush plays the role of
“The Coach” in The 211 Home.
“The movie is really about
the impact of respect and
relationships,” Huggins said.
New Shepherd Films is an
independent, faith-based fi lm
production company that focus-
es on providing family-friendly
entertainment. While The 211
Home, is a Christian-based mov-
ie, Huggins says that his pro-
ductions are not like other fi lms
produced by faith-based studios
“We tell faith and family
stories but we tell them
differently. We don’t want our
fi lms to beat you over the head
with scripture,” Huggins said.
New Shepherd Films began
in Massachusetts and moved to
Salem in 2014.
“The Northwest is a great
place to fi lm. You can make it
look like a lot of other places
on the planet,” Huggins said.
“There is also a wealth of local
talent here.”
Much of the local talent
featured in The 211 Home comes
from Keizer actors, including
13-year old Tate Andersen, who
plays the lead role.
“It was a lot of fun. I loved
being on set and interacting
with everyone,” Andersen said.
“At the beginning of the movie,
my character is mischievous and
self-centered and always wants
to get his way. But later on he
begins to see his selfi shness, and
wants to spend more time with
his family.”
Andersen
had
minimal
a c t i n g
experience
going into his
audition, which
is why he was
hesitant to try
out for the part,
but after a push
from his family
he decided to
go for it.
“At fi rst, I
didn't want to
try out because
it was out of my
comfort zone
but my mom
and my sisters
encouraged me to audition,”
Andersen said. “I was shocked
when I found out I got the
part.”
“This was Tate's fi rst expe-
rience in acting and landing a
lead role in a feature fi lm and it
was quite an experience for this
young man. A genuine pleasure
to work with, he was well pre-
pared everyday,” Huggins added.
Andersen auditioned for
the role in January, but due to
COVID-19, fi lming didn't be-
gin until October. Attempt-
ing to shoot a movie amidst a
pandemic was taxing to say the
least, but Huggins and his crew
were resilient through the pro-
cess.
“The guidelines are really
strict. We have had to minimize
our crew and maintain closed,
private sets. “It’s been a huge
challenge, but we have been
able to overcome,” Huggins
said.
During the scenes fi lmed at
Volcanoes Stadium, a number of
McNary Youth Baseball (MYB)
players were used as extras.
“Kids were pretty pumped
to be part of a movie. It was
defi nitely exciting for them,”
MYB president Bo Lane said.
New Shepherd Films is
planning to release The 211
Home on digital platforms in
Spring 2021 and hopes to have
the DVD available by next
Christmas.
“It's a heartfelt movie
that teaches a good lesson,”
Andersen said.
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