Hi Michelle,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

The First Hope wasn't a major Hollywood feature film, but rather a short (just 13 minutes long) independent film released in 2013. It was directed by Jeremy David White and the storyline centers on a young boy named Johnny who adores Star Wars. After watching Princess Leia kiss Luke Skywalker on his old VHS of The Empire Strikes Back, he develops a confusing crush and starts trying to make sense of those new feelings — especially around his older sister, Karen. It’s a lighthearted, awkward coming-of-age tale about early childhood feelings and misunderstandings about love and attraction. The short features Davis Desmond as Johnny and Lili Reinhart (who later became known for larger roles on TV and in film) as Karen.

Original film reels and production notes can widely vary in value depending on which film, whether they are signed or annotated by the director, producer(s) and/or actors; also a critical determinant to value is if the notes etc are complete.

If we assume this group of reels and production notes are complete, this has a fair market value of $300-500; it would be worth less if there are missing elements.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.

~ Delia