Daughter of the King
Daughter of the King follows Ashley Miller as she tries to rebuild herself and return to a normal life after a drug filled episode in her life that landed her in jail. An outstanding debt gets her sucked back into the underworld that is ruled by Haydar, a ruthless man that forces her into slavery. She becomes his property. Ashley is forced to prostitute and deal drugs hoping to regain her freedom. The abuse that comes from all sides and in all forms crushes her to the ground making her believe she's worthless. In the darkest moments Nadia, her close friend, descends in her life like an angel bringing her back to the light and setting her free.
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Matthew R. MarshallDirectorAddictions, Meaning of Christmas, Choices
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Matthew R. MarshallWriterAddictions, Meaning of Christmas, Choices
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Matthew R. MarshallProducerAddictions, Meaning of Christmas, Choices
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Debra van GaalenKey CastA Heart's Journey, Dark Betrayals
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Tiffany BlomKey Cast
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Florin MarksteinerKey CastDark Betrayals, The Cultured Criminal
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Kelsea MeredithKey CastCaptured For Good, The Melancholy of Bruno
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Tara RowanKey Cast
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Vincent McNicollKey Cast
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Corina LeatherdaleKey CastAddictions
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Judy CorimerKey Cast
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Nancy PetersKey Cast
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Alyssa VetereKey Cast
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Patti Muma-CookKey CastAddictions
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Mike LarionKey CastTheories
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Annie CarpenterKey CastTheories
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Don ConnollyKey Cast
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Julie WhiteKey CastCaptured For Good
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Jaclyn FrancisKey Cast
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Baker AhmadKey Cast
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Rhonda AllenKey CastThe Cultured Criminal
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Fern PridhamKey CastAddictions, Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case
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Rob VerkestKey CastCurious and Unusual Deaths
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Tom WestlakeKey Cast
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Elizabeth MedeirosKey CastJ...
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Annalyse CarpenterKey Cast
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Kayla LavoieKey Cast
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Roger KhouriKey Cast
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Tabitha CarterKey CastTheories, Wax and Water, J...
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:2 hours 15 minutes
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Completion Date:July 29, 2014
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Production Budget:19,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:2.35
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Daughter of the King PremiereLondon, Ontario, Canada
August 9, 2014
Canadian Premiere -
Bringing it Home ShowingSt Clair College Capital Theatre, Chatham
September 24, 2014 -
2014 Accolade Global Film CompetitionLa Jolla, California
Award of Merit: Christian Film, Award of Merit: Leading Actress - Debra van Gaalen, Award of Merit: Director- Matthew Marshall -
2014 IndieFEST Film AwardsLa Jolla, California
Award of Merit: Religion / Ethics, Award of Merit: Director - Matthew Marshall -
2015 International Film Festival for Women, Social Issues, and Zero DiscriminationJakarta, Indonesia
Platinum Award for Feature Film -
2015 Depth of Field International Film Festival
Award of Merit: Leading Actress - Debra van Gaalen, Award of Merit: Editing - Florin Marksteiner, Award of Merit: Director - Matthew Marshall, Award of Merit: Inspirational Film -
2015 International Independent Film AwardsEncino, California
Silver Award: Leading Actress- Debra van Gaalen, Silver Award: Leading Actor - Florin marksteiner, Silver Award: Directing - Matthew Marshall, Silver Award: Editing - Florin Marksteiner -
2015 Colorado International Film FestivalWheat Ridge, Colorado
Cinematography Award -
12 Month Film festival - July Edition 2015Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Nominee - Best Feature Fiction -
12 Month Film Festival - August Edition 2015Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Winner - Film of the Month - August Edition -
2015 Prestige Film AwardEureka, California
Silver Award: Religion -
2015 Big Cross Los Angeles Christian Film FestivalLos Angeles, CA
November 1, 2015
Official Selection -
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards - October 2015Los Angeles, California
November 14, 2015
Official Selection, Best Feature All Genre Award, & Best Actress Nomination -
2015 Oregon Film AwardsOregon
Best Narrative Feature -
Los Angeles CineFest - June 2015 EditionLos Angeles
Official Selection -
2015 Florida Movie FestivalCasselberry, Florida
Official Nomination -
The Online Film Festival - August 2015 EditionLos Angeles
Official Selection -
Yosemite International Film Festival 2015
Official Finalist -
Freedom Film Festival 2015Florida
Official Selection -
Silver Dollar Film Festival
Official Selection -
Cutting Edge Film Festival
Official Selection -
FlixxFest International Film Festival 2015
Best Narrative Feature. -
2016 Mountain Film Festival
Debra van Gaalen - Best Actress & Florin Marksteiner - Best Actor -
2016 Madhouse Movies Film Festival
Best Direction - Matthew Marshall -
2016 Gospel Life International Film Festival
Shinning the Light Award & Director’s Award (Matthew Marshall) -
Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film AwardLos Angeles, California
United States
Bronze Award -
DNA Filmworks Expo Film FestivalPhiladelphia, PA
United States
Official Selection
Matthew is a director and playwright, who has over twenty five years in the video production and theatre industry. His vast production experience includes such highlight credits as Director / Producer and Writer of Daughter of the King; Director / Producer and Writer of Addictions; Director / Producer and Writer of Meaning of Christmas; Director / Producer / Non Linear Editor and Writer of Walk to the Cross; Director / Producer and Writer of Choices, Director / Producer and Co-writer of Reflections; Director, Producer and Writer of The Great Banquet; Director/ Producer and Co-writer of Time of Confusion; Director / Producer of My Fault; Director & Writer of Common Night; Director and Script Writer for Almanarah Presbyterian Church’s “Puppet Ministry”; Editor and Secondary Camera for the TV series,Baby Days with Spell Bound Productions; Producer of The Ken & Lois Show with Rogers Television; Stage Manager for Problem Child with Ausable Theatre and Stage Manager of Juno and the Paycock with UWO. Matthew also worked for four seasons with the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, two seasons as Production Manager and two seasons as Stage Manager. In his two seasons as Stage Manager his show credits include; “Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave”; “Maggie’s Getting Married”; “Dark Deeds at Swan’s Place”; and “Ivanka Chews the Fat” and ASM of “Personals” as well as Production Stage Manager and ASM of “Broadway Hero’s” staring David Rogers. As Production Manager show credits included; “Steel Magnolias”; “Marriage is Murder”, “Familiar Circles”; “Noel & Gertie”; “Forever Plaid”; “Long Weekend”; “Hank & Pasty”; “Driving Miss Daisy”; “Fingers & Toes” and “Deluxe Illustrated Body”.
During filming of Daughter of the King we had a few times where what we were filming dealing with prostitution and sex trafficking, very closely reflected real life around us.
Early on a man stopped in the middle of a side street in his jeep to “take in the view” of cast members dressed as prostitutes on the private property we were shooting on next to the street. He even asked “what’s the price to be with you hookers and hoes”.
While at a couple of motel’s filming myself as well as a few of the cast and crew witnessed on several occasions, real prostitutes working out of rooms near where we were shooting. One in fact had three men in an hour. Man #2 was just leaving and got into one cab when Man #3 was getting dropped off by another cab. The two men actually passed each other, while the prostitute waited at the door until Man #3 entered.
We also saw what could have been actually human trafficking. As a man (likely a pimp) was verbally abusive to a female. He took her into the room and a couple minutes later came out dragging her behind him roughly into a waiting vehicle and drove away. A man came over and told us for our own good we should just pretend we saw nothing and mind our own business.