The premiere of "Our Very Own," filmed in Shelbyville last summer, "was just wonderful," according to one of the local stars who had a part in the movie.

The world premiere was held in Hollywood last week at the Los Angeles Film Festival and several people from Shelbyville flew out to Tinseltown to be a part of the first screening.

Billie Crowell, who played the part of a piano player in the film and wrote a song performed by Keith Carradine, spoke to Nancy June Brandon of Shelbyville, who attended the event and also played the part of a dance instructor in the film, a role she fills in real life.

While Crowell didn't get to attend the premiere herself, Brandon did and depicted the film as wonderful and that the movie received a standing ovation.

The film was conceived by writer/director and Shelbyville native Cameron Watson and is a semi-autobiographic tale set in Shelbyville in 1978 starring Allison Janney, Carradine and Cheryl Hines, along with rising stars Jason Ritter, Autumn Reeser, and Hilarie Burton.

Brandon, Debra Oberchain, Janice Cole, her daughter Elizabeth (each of whom has a small role in the movie), along with Brandon's daughter Lisa Neese of Shelbyville, Eddie Watson from Columbia -- Cameron Watson's brother -- were in Los Angeles for last week's premiere.

The independent film festival was attended by 40,000 to 50,000 people, Crowell said, and many in the audience were other filmmakers, which would make the standing ovation more significant.

Watson got to walk the red carpet and all the stars attended the premiere with the exception of Carradine.

Brandon told Crowell that she "did good in the film" in her role as the dance instructor. Crowell added that Brandon told her that the reception for the film was "the tops."

A similar reaction came from Eddie Watson, who also attended the first screening. Eddie said that the Wednesday night premiere was a sell out and the reaction from the crowd was "outstanding" and far beyond what was expected," although he admitted he was a bit prejudiced since it was his brother who made the movie.

Eddie described the movie as a mixture of both comedy and tragedy and found it to be touching for him personally. He said he was "extremely pleased" with the reaction to the film.

"It's a good story ... one that any age can watch," Eddie said. "It's a work of love ... Cameron poured his heart and soul into it."

A brief mention was made online on the IndieWIRE Blog about the premiere: "It was exciting to see Cameron's posse -- straight from Shelbyville, Tennessee, and LA come out for the film. There was a lot of love for the people and the places and you can feel it as you watch the movie."

IndieWIRE is a website that covers the work of independent film making.

Cameron Watson told the Times-Gazette in May that the Shelbyville premiere date is slated to take place "immediately after the film festival ... absolutely in July."

Watson said last month that several test screenings had already been conducted with audiences and the writer/director said the reaction was very positive.

"Everyone that has seen it falls in love with Shelbyville," Watson said, adding that his home town should watch out ... Shelbyville may become a "hot tourist spot" because of the film.

"Our Very Own" is described as "a heartfelt film about the rhythms of life in a rural town."

"The two storylines--one bursting with the enthusiasm of youth and the blossoming of first love, the other quietly contemplating failed dreams and familial responsibilities--work in concert to produce a heartfelt film about the elusive nature of dreams," the festival site says.