ABUNDANT made its world premiere at a special entertainment industry event at The Director’s Guild of America Theater Complex on March 1, 2025. The event, which was presented by OneLegacy an The National Kidney Donation Organization kicked off National Kidney Month and drew attention to the need for kidney donation.
Prior to the screening and reception, ABUNDANT cast member Mike Speck from Ohio met the child to whom he donated an organ years earlier. The emotional meeting was part of a moving news story broadcast on LA Fox 11 that night that touched on the important and personal aspects of live-saving organ donation which is a key theme in ABUNDANT.
The reception, which was presented by The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation set the stage for the screening and included a special appearance Danny Trejo, who serves on the Board of Directors for OneLegacy Inspires Hollywood.
At the screening, the premiere audience loved ABUNDANT and received the film with raucous applause and cheers. The film was immediately followed by a lively panel discussion led by Los Angeles film critic from KTLA, Scott Mantz.
Mantz led a fun and enjoyable discussion, interviewing ABUNDANT Director Donald Griswold, Cinematographer and Editor Wyatt Cagle and cast member Laura Diaz Moore. Mantz called ABUNDANT the film “we need right now,“ and painted a picture of the bigger themes of generosity and community in the film and how they apply to all walks of life.
ABUNDANT’s Hollywood World Premiere kicked off the film‘s screening events tour which is planned to run through the end of 2025.
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