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Anya's Bell (1999) [N/A]

Featuring:
Della Reese, Mason Gamble, Tom Cavanagh

Written by:
David Alexander

Directed by:
Tom McLoughlin


Release Date:
October 31, 1999

Original Title:
Anya's Bell

Genres:
Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Erratic Entertainment Inc.
Lett-Reese International Productions
Universal Television

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 97

Overview from TheMovieDB

Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique collection of bells in her home and a dyslexic 12-year-old boy who form an offbeat friendship to help each other overcome a disability.

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Overview from Open Movies

A blind woman (Della Reese) who collects bells and never leaves the house suddenly finds herself alone when her mother dies. Then a neighbor 12 year old boy (Mason Gamble), who others term as slow, becomes her friend. Together they both make new discoveries, the main one being that the boy suffers from dyslexia - a condition that none of his teachers or parents have discovered. The boy aids the older woman in learning to use a walking cane, so she can become mobile and better take care of herself.

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Rankings and Honors

Anya's Bell (1999) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.4/10
Awards Won: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
John R. Uibel

Costume Design:
Jolie Anna Andreatta

Director:
Tom McLoughlin

Director of Photography:
Gordon Lonsdale

Editor:
Charles Bornstein

Executive Producer:
Franklin Lett
Karen Danaher-Dorr
Sam Okun
Graham Ludlow

Music:
Lee Holdridge

Producer:
Ann Kindberg

Production Design:
Chester Kaczenski

Set Decoration:
Judi Giovanni

Writer:
David Alexander

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