{"id":2268379,"date":"2024-06-15T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studioss-sound-of-freedom-inspired-by-true-adoption-story-releases-july-4\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T07:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:33:02","slug":"angel-studioss-sound-of-freedom-inspired-by-true-adoption-story-releases-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studioss-sound-of-freedom-inspired-by-true-adoption-story-releases-july-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Studios&#8217; &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; inspired by a true adoption story, debuts July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fangel-studioss-sound-of-freedom-inspired-by-true-adoption-story-releases-july-4%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sound of Hope: The Story of\u2064 Possum\u2062 Trot,&#8221; distributed\u2062 by Angel Studios,\u200b is an upcoming film scheduled for release on July 4. The film is inspired by the \u2064true story of \u200dthe Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in east Texas, where 22\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-media-run-smear-campaign-against-doug-wilson-and-christ-church-for-teaching-biblical-truth\/\" title=\"Corporate media smears Doug Wilson and Christ Church for teaching biblical truth\">church families<\/a> adopted\u200c over 70 children during the 1990s. The story revolves around lead characters Bishop\u2063 W.C. Martin and his wife Donna, portrayed by Demetrius Grosse and \u2063Nika King respectively, who impel their \u200ccommunity \u2064to adopt several children in crisis. The narrative highlights \u200cthe Martins\u2019 \u200bown adoption of four children, including a 12-year-old girl named Terri who suffered from severe abuse in\u2062 her prior home.\u2064 The film also delves into broader issues \u2063regarding the child \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">foster care system<\/a>, \u2062spotlighting the urgent need for homes for the 100,000 children \u200bcurrently awaiting adoption. The movie includes \u200cthe involvement of notable figures such as Letitia Wright, \u200dan executive producer known for her role in &#8220;Black Panther: Wakanda\u200c Forever.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Sound of Freedom<\/em> distributor Angel Studios is releasing its newest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>film<\/a>, based on the true story of 22 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>church<\/a> families <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>adopting<\/a> over 70 children in the 1990s, next month.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot<\/em>, scheduled to release July 4, is inspired by the events of Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in east <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>, which works to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>children<\/a> in crisis with proper homes. The families of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dailywire-strikes-deal-with-angel-studios-for-sound-of-hope-get-showtimes-now\/\" title=\"DailyWire+ Partners with Angel Studios for 'Sound of Hope'; Showtimes Available Now\">rural black church<\/a>, led by Bishop W.C. Martin and his wife Donna, work with an agency to adopt 77 children, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/press\/sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>76 between 1996 and 1998<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nyh9tcGFcI?si=ccGoFvEC7EwnSsNW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The film focuses on Donna, played by Nika King, and her husband, played by Demetrius Grosse, seeking to adopt children into their home, which leads the other church families to do the same. One of the four children adopted by the Martin family is Terri, played by Diaana Babnicova, a 12-year-old girl who was greatly abused in her original home.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Bishop W.C. Martin (Demetrius Grosse) and his wife Donna (Nika King) hug their adopted daughter Terri (Diaana Babnicova) in the film \u201cSound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.\u201d (Credit: Angel Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ahead of the film\u2019s release, Angel Studios released footage of the stars discussing the crisis in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foster-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foster care<\/a> system, detailing how 100,000 children are waiting to be adopted. Among those featured in the video is Letitia Wright, best known for her role in <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em>, who served as one of the film\u2019s executive producers.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Other producers for the film include King and <a href=\"https:\/\/goproject.org\/our-team\/#:~:text=JOE%20KNITTIG%2C%20CEO&#038;text=In%20November%20of%202008%2C%20Joe,marketplace%2C%20including%20CarePortal%20and%20GOEX.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Knittig<\/a>, the CEO of the Global Orphan Project non-profit.<\/p>\n<p>While it is scheduled to be released to the public next month, Angel Studios is doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/tickets\/sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>early screenings for the film<\/a> around the country on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s release date will be on the one-year anniversary of <em>Sound of Freedom<\/em>, which put Angel Studios on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hollywood<\/a> map and became the biggest surprise hit of 2023. The film, based on the true story of Tim Ballard quitting his Department of Homeland Security job to rescue children overseas from human trafficking, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt7599146\/?ref_=bo_se_r_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>grossed over $184 million in North America<\/a> and over $250 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2913052\/angel-studioss-cabrini-opens-to-7-5-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Angel Studios released <em>Cabrini<\/em><\/a>, which is based on the true story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catholic<\/a> missionary Francesca\u00a0Cabrini traveling from Italy to New York City in 1889 to convince the mayor to provide housing and healthcare to those in need. The film also featured a musical duet from legendary musician Andrea Bocelli and his daughter, Virginia, which played during the film\u2019s end credits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Studios is set to release &#8220;Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot&#8221; on July 4. The film, inspired by Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, recounts the true story of 22 church families in the 1990s who adopted over 70 children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2268381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240424-PT_Stills__0003_01-54-30-17_apvd-1024x428.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2268379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240424-PT_Stills__0003_01-54-30-17_apvd-1024x428.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2268379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2268381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2268379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2268379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2268379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}