Proud: The Men of the USS Mason

In Theaters September 2005


	Ally Hilfiger produced PROUD at the age of 16. Attending High School at the Professional Children’s School in New York City allowed her the opportunity to fully dedicate herself to producing the film PROUD. Says Ally, “Once I heard about the story of the USS Mason and the veterans, I felt determined to become involved in making this story known to my generation.” After Ally’s first experience as a producer, she went on to produce, and star, in a hit television show for MTV, as well as a show for Nantucket Television (NTV). Back in 1999, Ally was in Mary Pat Kelly’s play, "Abby’s Song", on Broadway. Now that she has graduated from high school, Ally is focusing on her art and studying acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City.


A former staff member at Good Morning, America and Saturday Night Live, Mary Pat Kelly began her film career in 1970 working with Martin Scorsese on In The Park while also attending a summer graduate course at the NYU Film School taught by Haig Manoogian. In addition to screenplays written under contract for Columbia, Paramount, Tristar and Savoy, Kelly is also writer/producer/director of the award-winning documentaries To Live for Ireland (1986), Home Away from Home: The Yanks in Ireland (1993), and Proudly We Served: the Men of the USS Mason (1996). Among her published works are Martin Scorsese: A Journey (1990), Home Away From Home (1994), Proudly We Served: The Men of the Mason (1995), and Good to Go: The Rescue of Scott O'Grady from Bosnia (1996). She is currently working on a novel, Galway Bay, for Warner Books.

			This film is rated PG
THEntertainment	Distributed by: Castle Hill Productions