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Born of Hope Promo Post
Summary:
Born of Hope is a fan film from the UK, directed and produced by the same team that created The Hunt for Gollum, and was released in 2009. This film covers the circumstances of Gilraen and Arathorn's marriage and the early childhood of Aragorn. It is a canon-accurate story, also including some original characters and events.
Why should I check out this canon?
Are you interested in Aragorn, Gilraen, or the Dúnedain of the North before the events of The Lord of the Rings? Would you be intrigued by the idea of a female Ranger fighting alongside Arathorn? In addition to imbuing the characters of Gilraen, Arathorn, Arador, Dirhael, and Ivorwen with personality and life, this film also introduces us to several interesting original characters such as Elgarain, a friend and fellow Ranger with Arathorn, Dirhaborn, another Ranger who loves her, Halbarad's parents, several others who live in the small village of Taurdal, and a number of Orcs who are clearly having a great deal of fun with their roles. We also get to briefly see Elladan and Elrohir!
This 70-minute film, though it is clearly a fan film, is written and produced with a lot of love and heart. The story is interesting, the acting is very good, and the action feels realistic. I very much recommend it and have watched it several times. Born of Hope won the 2010 London Independent Film Festival award for 'Best Micro-Budget Film.'
Where can I get this?
Born of Hope is available for free on YouTube from Independent Online Cinema.
What fanworks already exist?
There are 10 works so far on AO3 for this fandom, many of them centred around Elgarain and her experiences, some set before the events of the film, and some which are canon-divergence.
Born of Hope is a fan film from the UK, directed and produced by the same team that created The Hunt for Gollum, and was released in 2009. This film covers the circumstances of Gilraen and Arathorn's marriage and the early childhood of Aragorn. It is a canon-accurate story, also including some original characters and events.
Why should I check out this canon?
Are you interested in Aragorn, Gilraen, or the Dúnedain of the North before the events of The Lord of the Rings? Would you be intrigued by the idea of a female Ranger fighting alongside Arathorn? In addition to imbuing the characters of Gilraen, Arathorn, Arador, Dirhael, and Ivorwen with personality and life, this film also introduces us to several interesting original characters such as Elgarain, a friend and fellow Ranger with Arathorn, Dirhaborn, another Ranger who loves her, Halbarad's parents, several others who live in the small village of Taurdal, and a number of Orcs who are clearly having a great deal of fun with their roles. We also get to briefly see Elladan and Elrohir!
This 70-minute film, though it is clearly a fan film, is written and produced with a lot of love and heart. The story is interesting, the acting is very good, and the action feels realistic. I very much recommend it and have watched it several times. Born of Hope won the 2010 London Independent Film Festival award for 'Best Micro-Budget Film.'
Where can I get this?
Born of Hope is available for free on YouTube from Independent Online Cinema.
What fanworks already exist?
There are 10 works so far on AO3 for this fandom, many of them centred around Elgarain and her experiences, some set before the events of the film, and some which are canon-divergence.