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The Story
Loving Annabelle is the controversial story of a Catholic Boarding School teacher, Simone Bradley (Diane Gaidry), who has an affair with her female student, Annabelle (Erin Kelly).
Simone is Saint Theresa's prized young poetry teacher who finds peace and security within the boarding school's walls. Surrounded by a lush atmosphere with little conflict, Simone has settled into a life of comfort and purpose educating her young female students.
Annabelle is a charismatic and enchanting new student who quickly draws attention for her rebellious behavior.  Fearing Annabelle will influence the other students, rigid Headmistress (Ilene Graff), instructs Simone to keep an eye on Annabelle and get her under control.
Simone, however, quickly learns that the real challenge is not Annabelle's behavior but the attraction budding between the two. As Annabelle pursues her teacher, she unleashes the passion that has been locked deep inside Simone, who must decide whether or not to enter into an affair that could cost her everything.
Inspired by the 1931 German classic, MAEDCHEN IN UNIFORM, director Katharine Brooks's Loving Annabelle gives a modern telling of the ìforbidden loveî story that continues to be controversial to this day.
With stunning cinematography by Cynthia Pusheck, Loving Annabelle offers excellent performances from its female leads, Diane Gaidry and Erin Kelly, as well as a featured performance by Academy Award nominee/Golden Globe recipient Kevin McCarthy.
Loving Annabelle explores the complexity and controversy of love and struggle between two women who have every reason to deny their feelings. Blind to the world around them, the two journey into a love affair destined to change their lives forever.
The Filmmakers
Katherine Brooks -- Writer and Director 
Katherine ran away from a small town in Louisiana to pursue a career in television and film when she was just 16 years old. With only 150 dollars and a dream, she was forced to sleep in her car in the parking lot of a Hollywood motel. Now, nearly two decades later, Katherine has directed some of television's hottest shows, and is currently working on her third feature film. 
LOVING ANNABELLE (writer/director), starring Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry and Academy Award nominee Kevin McCarthy, was Katherine's first feature film. Her second feature, WAKING MADISON (writer/director), stars Sarah Roemer, Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue, Will Patton, Taryn Manning, and Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy. The movie will be released in 2010. 
Katherine is currently in pre-production with her latest film, THE BOYS CLUB, which is based on the life of Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone. Katherine will direct the screenplay, which she penned. 
Katherine’s extensive list of television credits includes three seasons of the Emmy Award-winning show “The Osbournes”, the highly acclaimed show “Newlyweds” starring Jessica Simpson, and MTV’