A graduate from The University of Lethbridge in Alberta with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Danielle Braund is multi-talented actor, writer and singer based out of Vancouver. She studied at famous acting schools including Ivana Chubbuck Studio, Margie Haber Studio, The Groundlings and UCB in Los Angeles. Danielle continues to refine her acting career, and in 2017, she wrote, produced and starred in a one-woman show to sold-out audiences at The Vancouver Fringe Festival. Most recently, she co-starred in “Ladies Don’t Wear Slacks,” co-starred in “Meant For Something More” a trans teen suicide awareness music video and was in an episode of The Twilight Zone. She and her co-writer Meeshelle Neal, gained credibility as a quarter finalist at The ScreenCraft Film Fund. In her former life she was a singer/musician and opened for groups such as Boyz II Men and Sean Kingston.
Based on Danielle Braund’s experience, FALLING IN is the story of Kailey, a struggling artist with lightning fast wit, who begrudgingly returns to her religiously oppressive small town, at the request of her father, Jim. Hiding her current financial instability, and lack of success as an artist, she pretends that everything in her life is going just fine, a skill she learned from him. However, Jim is too distracted to notice anything is ‘off’ with Kailey. Instead he openly and honestly shares the part of himself that he has been hiding from her and the rest of the world for years – he’s gay. Funny thing is… Kailey already knows her father’s ‘deep dark secret.’ She’s always known. Upon seeing the absurdity of pretending to be something (or someone) you’re not, Kailey realizes there is no point in lying. By acknowledging her true self, Kailey is finally ready to live without compromise.
FALLING IN will be showing as part of our PURPLE program exhibiting July 15-19th, 2021!