A Famous Museum ... A Shocking Murder ... Secrets Written in Code: THE NORMAN ROCKWELL CODE

A Famous Museum ... A Shocking Murder ... Secrets Written in Code: THE NORMAN ROCKWELL CODE

Coming to a Computer Screen Near You!

PORTSMOUTH, Mass., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- While the attention of the world is focused on the film version of the best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code," writer-director Alfred Thomas Catalfo and producer Marc Dole are rocking the web with their short film spoof, THE NORMAN ROCKWELL CODE.

When the curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. is murdered -- stuck with a harpoon and holding half a lemon and a can of tuna -- the police desperately need help with the investigation. They call in Langford Fife -- Professor of Symbology at Stockbridge Community College and the son of Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife of Mayberry, North Carolina. Langford may have received his degree in symbology from a correspondence course but he insists he's "just as competent as those high-falutin' professors from Harvard with their fancy sheepskins from accredited schools."

With cryptologist Sopha Poisson of the Quebec Secret Service, Langford sets out to uncover the clues hidden in the paintings of Norman Rockwell ... clues that will lead them to a secret society, a legendary bloodline and a battle with sinister forces.

Catalfo came up with the idea for THE NORMAN ROCKWELL CODE after reading the "The Da Vinci Code" and wondering "what if ...?" He wrote a script and enlisted Hatchling Studios to bring it to the screen. The 35-minute film was shot in seacoast New Hampshire, Dan Brown's own backyard, and, of course, includes references to "Opie" -- the character played by "The Da Vinci Code" director Ron Howard in "The Andy Griffith Show." The filmmakers have been invited to screen THE NORMAN ROCKWELL CODE at the real Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.

For more information, visit www.TheNormanRockwellCode.com.

Source: Hatchling Studios

CONTACT: Jane Ayer Public Relations, +1-310-581-1330, ext. 102,
jane@janeayerpr.com, for Hatchling Studios

Web site: http://www.thenormanrockwellcode.com/

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