The experience of 55 Thousand Dresses runs deeper than the fabric that made it famous. This is evident in Pace Films' documentary "The Man Behind 55,000 Dresses," which will debut at the Screen Actors Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, on Feb. 28.

The documentary is inspired by Paul Brockmann, the loving husband behind 55 Thousand Dresses, the collection.

"It's part of my life story," Brockmann said. "It tells about where I was born, what happened in the war, my journey coming to the U.S., and the people I've dealt with at the warehouse."

55 Thousand Dresses Documentary Runs Deeper than Fabric

Brockmann explained that, unlike most print news stories about his dresses, the documentary homes in on other aspects of his life and explores a fresh focus on his extraordinary collection.

Though the documentary is not yet available to the public, it has been screened at various film festivals and has taken home several awards.

"By an overwhelming margin, we got the people's award on it," Brockmann said.

Brockmann refers to the Audience Award at the Big Easy International Film Festival in New Orleans, where the documentary received Best Short Film. "The Man Behind 55,000 Dresses" has also received honors from festivals in Los Angeles, C.A. and Albuquerque, N.M.

"Right now, the viewing is by invitation only," Brockmann said. "Only the people we invite can come, and of course, the producers who did the documentary have their own people to invite. Maybe they'll turn it into a movie later, I don't know, but after the 28th I'm sure it can be shown everywhere."

Impressive Production Crew Poises Film for Success

The production team is comprised of several members, some of whom include Stacey Stone as Director/Editing/2nd Camera and Diane Mellen as Executive Producer/Interviews/Casting.

Stone has filmed at various locations around the globe and has worked for the BBC, The Documentary Channel, and National Geographic. Her previous work on a 2005 documentary about Father Jesu in Chennai, India, after the Sumatran Tsunami, earned Stone the acclaimed Humanitarian Award for Best Documentary at the L.A. Film Festival.

Mellen has an extensive background in humanitarianism and charity. She oversaw production, public relations, and festival screenings for "The Man Behind 55 Thousand Dresses."

Her charitable efforts and advocacy for various causes have earned her the Ruth Streinkraus Cohen Memorial Award as one of Connecticut's Most Outstanding Women, presented by the N.A.A.C.P.

Many others have contributed to the climate of the production's early success. Brockmann hopes the documentary will inspire a buyer.

The Search for a Home Continues

"It's not easy to find someone," Brockmann said. "We're working on it."

Brockmann has been advised to seek out vintage markets in the U.K. and Australia, where collections like his are supposedly very popular. Brockmann has been busily searching the web for someone who may be interested in his dresses.

"The vintage markets are very big there," Brockmann said. "That's what I'm trying to do, to find somebody in one of those countries, to find a buyer."

Brockmann realizes the collection will cost a pretty penny, but is optimistic that someone holding that large sum of change will enthusiastically snatch up his dresses.

"I know there's somebody out there that would buy it in a heartbeat," Brockmann said. "To find that person, well...that's the hard part."

Brockmann has experienced trouble with companies on the internet proving to be illegitimate sources of help.

Collection Costs Prove Tiresome

"I did get in contact with a company that claimed to assign a particular person to my case," Brockmann said. "But when I tried to call the person, they never answered the phone, and at that point, I was unsure who it even was, so that doesn't work. We discarded that."

Brockmann has also quit showing his dresses on fashion runways.

"I'm going to put them back into their containers until I find somebody to buy them," Brockmann said. "It costs too much money to put the dresses on the runway, and it's just not worth the cost, time involved with choosing the dresses, bringing them there, bringing them back, and having the models show them."

Brockmann said storing his dresses in a warehouse has also been expensive.

"The cost to rent the warehouse is exorbitant," he said. "If I pay $2,000 a month on rental fees and only take in $200, it's not worth it."

Supporters Rally Around Brockmann, Who Remains Hopeful

Brockmann has thousands of supporters across his social media channels, but laughed, humbly admitting he is sometimes unsure how to access his own accounts due to technical difficulties he encounters on his computer.

Still, Brockmann maintains warmth and cheer about getting the word out, hoping to find a buyer before the end of the new year.

With time ahead, oodles of supporters for motivation and a documentary release to look forward to, it seems the cards are aligned in Brockmann's favor for 2015.

"I just have to keep digging," he said.

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