O'Keefe also adapted '' Shimmer '' into a screenplay with multiple characters , and it was made into an independent film by American Playhouse in 1993 , as the true story of a friendship between two boys from a juvenile home .
O'Keefe also adapted '' Shimmer '' into a screenplay with multiple characters , and it was made into an independent film by American Playhouse in 1993 . 
 The film aired on PBS on April 15 , 1995 , as the true story of a friendship between two boys from a juvenile home .