The Ultimate Gift
Directed by Michael O. Sajbel

Release Date: 9th March 2007
Abigail Plays: Emily
Co-stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis
Tag-Line: A life experience becomes a gift. Life is how you live it . . . not how you spend it
Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it. Was he ever in for a big surprise. Based on the best-selling book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall, the story sends trust fund baby Jason Stevens on an improbable journey of discovery, having to answer the ultimate question: "What is the relationship between wealth and happiness?" Jason had a very simple relationship with his impossibly wealthy Grandfather, Howard "Red" Stevens. He hated him. No heart-to-heart talks, no warm fuzzies, just cold hard cash. So of course he figured that when Red died, the whole "reading of the will" thing would be another simple cash transaction, that his Grandfather's money would allow him to continue living in the lifestyle to which he had become accustomed. But what Red left him was anything but simple. Red instead devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash course on life. Twelve tasks, which Red calls "gifts," each challenging Jason in an improbable way, the accumulation of which would change him forever.

Abigail's Role:
Abigail plays 10 year old Emily, a young spirited girl dying of leukemia, who Jason meets when an assignment brings him to the children's ward of the hospital. she becomes Jason's one true friend.

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About Filming:

- The Movie was filmed in North and South Carolina in the USA
- The film began production on October 14th 2005
- All of Abigail's scenes were shot in Salisbury

Film Facts:
- abigail's character is likley to die in the film

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Notable Quotes: "In the movie, Hillis is a mother facing one of life's most difficult trials. Playing Alexia, a mother with a critically ill child, has been an emotional experience for the beautiful young actress, who says part of her challenge was to "find the levels of letting go" of a dying child, despite not having the experience of being a mother. One of the film's wardrobe women had lost a child, she said, and listening to her describe the experience helped Hillis understand what going through such a tragedy might feel like. Bonding with her young co-star, Abigail Breslin, has also helped Hillis fully inhabit her role. The two have spent a lot of time together off the set, shopping and going out to dinner as a result, their on-screen relationship feels natural to Hillis. "


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