No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School
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		Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether, Blake Michael, Celeste Kellogg, abandoned theatre, Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Family Approved Seal

Film Overview

Directed By: Dave Moody Written By: Josh Moody View Official Website	Release Date: 2011-03-15 Running Time: 1:30 Content Rating: GA (General Audience)	DVD Region: All Regions Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Family Viewing >> Drama :: Family Viewing >> Adventure :: Family Viewing >> Teens Influences: Spy Kids // High School Musical

Synopsis

"No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School" centers around a group of kids entering middle school for the first time with all their doubts and fears. Ashton (Harrell) is a self-proclaimed semi-outcast and routinely bullied by the star-football player Zack (Disney's Blake Michael). Ashton is raised by his grandmother, Katie (Lee Meriwether), and his whole philosophy about middle school life is to just lie low and attract as little attention as possible. Celeste (Kellogg) is also unsure of middle school because of the ways in which her friends are changing. She is a cheerleader, but unlike her friends, doesn't want to make herself popular at the expense of others.

However, Danielle (Hill) believes that Celeste is trying to steal her boyfriend and takes revenge by casting her out of her clique. But Celeste's friend Becca (Amanda Waters) stands up for her, and these three unlikely outcasts band together to form a club in an old abandoned theater on Main Street.

Inside the theater they not only find a very interesting piece of their town's history, but also a seemingly homeless man, Charlie (Bill Cobbs). He is kind to the kids and connects with them because of his own "Outcast" status and his musical theater passion which he shares with the kids. The kids learn that the old theater will soon be torn down and they set out on a mission to save the town's landmark and Charlie's safe haven. Needing to raise money, they decide to do a modern day version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Through mistaken identities and false assumptions, the kids learn a valuable lesson that you can't always judge a book by its cover.

Directed by Grammy nominated, Dove Award winning artist/producer Dave Moody.

Cast

Charlie: Bill Cobbs
Katie: Lee Meriwether
Zach: Blake Michael
Celeste: Celeste Kellogg
Ashton: Ashton Harrell
Becca: Amanda Waters
Frank: Jeff Rose

Crew

Director: Dave Moody | bio
Few music entertainers from North Carolina have accomplished more than Dave Moody. As the driving force behind The Moody Brothers, Dave has led the family band to national recognition and international acclaim. Along the way, the group earned two Grammy Award Nominations and three International CMA Awards as this trio of brothers took their Carolina based folk, gospel and rocking country music to audiences around the world. The Moodys have performed often at such distinguished venues as the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, TN, the White House in Washington, DC, Wembly Arena in London, England and Disneyland Paris in France, where they performed for over fifty million guests.

But since 2002, Dave's accomplishments as a solo artist, producer, and songwriter have been equally impressive. Winning two GMA Dove Awards (the Christian Music Grammys) in 2005 and 2006, and earning 20 other Dove nominations for his music, Dave has emerged as a major Christian music industry professional. His wins and nominations as artist, producer and songwriter have placed him in good company when you consider some of the past Dove Award winners in the categories he's been recognized, such as Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, Andraé Crouch, Alison Kraus, Randy Travis, Chris Tomlin, Ricky Skaggs, Shirley Caeser, George Jones, Charlie Daniels, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Oak Ridge Boys, David Crowder Band, Blind Boys of Alabama, and others.

Now, Dave has turned some of his attention to directing motion pictures and scoring music for film/television. His first endeavor into movies was to write and score the musical motion picture Stuck In The Past produced by Dog 'N Doggie Productions. In the summer of 2007, he and his son Josh Moody, started Elevating Entertainment, producing and directing their first family Christian motion picture, Praise Band: The Movie, based on a story they had written. The company finished its second film No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School, featuring Hollywood veteran Bill Cobbs and Golden Globe Nominee Lee Meriwether, available at Walmart.com and all Christian movie outlets.

In just a short time, Dave has emerged as an award winning filmmaker, capturing the Best Musical Award at the Creative Arts Film Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for his music and score of Stuck In The Past. In 2008, Praise Band: The Movie won Best Music Film at the International Christian Film Festival in Irvine, CA and was nominated for Best Premiere Production at the Sabaoth Film Festival in Milan, Italy. No Limit Kids screened and won awards at the Phoenix International Film Festival (AZ), Gideon Film Festival (NC), TriMedia Film Festival (CO), Independents' Film Festival (FL), KIDS FIRST! Film Festival (CA), IBFF of Nashville (TN) and others. The film was also awarded the 5-star Family Approved Seal from the Dove Foundation. Dave is currently co-directing the animated film Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress with a cast of Hollywood "A-list" actors, including John de Lancie, Rob Schnieder, Catherine Hicks, Margaret O'Brien, Jon Walmsley and others and is the development and pre-production stage of several new films including A Season of Miracles, Godspeed Junction, Give My Love to the Chestnut Trees, Just 18 Summers and others.
Writer: Josh Moody | bio
Josh Moody is a gifted musician, highly creative writer and rising filmmaker. His talent as a drummer and percussionist can be heard on numerous studio recordings, Dove nominated tracks and several motion picture soundtracks. He has a special gift for film editing, and has edited three motion pictures, dozens of music videos and several live concert DVDs and more.

A History and Film Studies Major at Vanderbilt University, Josh has written, shot and directed a number of student film projects. He has also written a number of movie scripts and screenplays, and several television pilots. His stories and films have won several film festival awards, including “Best Feature Film,” “Best Music Film”, “Best Premiere Production,” “Redemptive Storyteller Award” and others.

Josh’s original story and screenplay for No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School was a major factor in
attracting Hollywood veterans Bill Cobbs and Lee Meriwether to the project.

Bonus Features

Music Videos

Accolades

Awards

Best Feature Film - Independents' Film Festival (Sponsored by The Education Chan
Best Film for Young Viewers - Phoenix International Film Festival
Redemptive Storyteller Award - Regent University

Festivals

Official Selection - Gideon Film Festival
Official Selection - Eugene International Film Festival
Official Selection - Tri-Media Festival
Official Selection - Kids FIRST! Film Festival
Official Selection - IBFF of Nashville

Press Reviews

Dove Foundation | show/hide snippet
Middle school is always a trying time for kids. Their friends change, they try to fit in and stay out of trouble. "Much Ado About Middle School" features these topics which kids face in a wonderful musical story. Ashton tells his tale to the audience as does Celeste, as each of them try to ward off the dangers of starting middle school. Ashton is trying to stay out of the way of the football jock that is bullying him and Celeste along with her friend Becca find out about the lies that Danielle is spreading. Along the way the three find that they all have an interest in music.

The entire family will enjoy this wholesome story about three kids who try to do the right thing. There are many encouraging values to this charming movie that will help young and old alike. We are proud to award the Dove "Family-Approved" Seal for all ages to "No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School."
Nickelodeon Network | show/hide snippet
A group of outcast tweens form a club in an old abandoned theater, where they befriend a homeless man named Charlie who encourages them to put on a show.

This predictable movie is pretty cliché-driven but does prove that everyone needs to belong somewhere and that, as Charlie says, "You never really know someone until you know someone." To avoid making our own false assumptions, we'll leave open the possibility that this middle school musical may even encourage a young viewer or two to want to read Shakespeare's classic.