Loving Annabelle

Annabelle Tillman arrives at an elite Catholic girls' boarding school after being expelled from two previous schools, and she quickly makes her presence felt. She is drawn to Simone Bradley, the teacher and dorm head assigned to keep an eye on her, and the attraction becomes mutual. As the two grow closer, the relationship has to be kept hidden from those around them, including Simone's boyfriend and the school's administration.

Loving Annabelle was released in 2007 and runs 77 minutes. Katherine Brooks directed and wrote the screenplay, and produced it with Gregory Carroll through Big Easy Pictures and Divine Light Pictures on a budget of about one million dollars. Erin Kelly plays Annabelle and Diane Gaidry plays Simone, with Laura Breckenridge, Michelle Horn, Gustine Fudickar and Ilene Graff among a credited cast of 25. The story draws on the German film Mädchen in Uniform and its source material.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 6.2 out of 10 from around 14,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.6 out of 10 from 311 votes. A critics' rating of 5.3 out of 10, based on 675 reviews, places it below both audience scores. The modest production and the gap between viewer responses and critical notice reflect a small independent release that found its audience largely outside mainstream channels.