{"id":2282988,"date":"2024-06-25T06:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studios-debuts-sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot-on-july-4-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T06:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:44:45","slug":"angel-studios-debuts-sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot-on-july-4-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studios-debuts-sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot-on-july-4-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Studios debuts Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot on July 4 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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-studios-debuts-sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot-on-july-4-washington-examiner%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=2282988&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>Angel Studios has released a new film \u2062titled &#8220;Sound \u200bof Hope: The Story \u200dof Possum \u200cTrot,&#8221; one year after \u200dthe debut of \u2063&#8221;Sound\u2064 of Freedom.&#8221; Lead actor Demetrius Grosse and Angel\u2064 Studios CEO Neal Harmon share insights on the new movie, which is part of an anthology including &#8220;Sound of Freedom.&#8221; &#8220;Sound of Hope&#8221; highlights\u200c the grim \u200breality that a significant number \u2064of children trafficked for \u2063sex \u200dcome from the <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>,\u200b emphasizing the urgency for action.<\/p>\n<p>The film is inspired by the true story of a small community in East Texas, where 22 families from Bennett Chapel in Possum Trot adopted 77 hard-to-place \u2062foster care\u200b children.\u2062 This \u200bact \u200bhad a profound\u200c impact \u200bon their\u2062 lives\u200c and spurred a national movement towards addressing the adoption\u200c crisis with empathy and decisive\u200d actions. The\u2062 movie, executively produced by Letitia\u200b Wright and directed by Joshua Weigel, with co-writer Rebekah Weigel, underscores the power of community efforts over governmental\u2062 interventions\u2062 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-announce-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-staffed-by-gun-control-activists-report\/\" title=\"Biden to establish Gun Violence Prevention Office with gun control advocates: Report\">enacting meaningful \u2064change<\/a>.  <\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Angel Studios<\/a> debuts another heart-touching movie with a strong message one year after <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7599146\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sound of Freedom<\/a> <\/em>on July 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2009006\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Demetrius Grosse<\/a>, lead actor in <em>Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot<\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nealharmon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Neal Harmon<\/a>, the CEO of Angel Studios, spoke exclusively to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> about the movie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will come away from <em>Sound of Hope<\/em> stretched in your soul, and you\u2019ll come away feeling like I can do something, I can help,\u201d Harmon said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sound of Hope<\/em> is part of an anthology that includes <em>Sound of Freedom<\/em>. In a world where up to 90% of children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sex-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>trafficked<\/a> for sex have been through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foster-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foster care<\/a> system, and with hundreds of thousands currently awaiting placement, the need for action is urgent. This sobering reality is at the heart of <em>Sound of Hope<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story is about a small community in East Texas that had 22 families adopt 77 of the hardest to place foster care children, or orphans in the foster care system,\u201d Grosse said. \u201cA believing community in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BennettChapelMBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bennett Chapel<\/a> that did what some people think is, it\u2019s very hard, they shared the load, and changed dramatically the lives of so many children in the foster care arena in their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-superman-movie-takes-cue-from-christopher-reeve-original-with-subtle-title-tweak\/\" title=\"New Superman Movie Draws Inspiration from Christopher Reeve Classic with Title Twist\">movie draws inspiration<\/a> from the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bishopwcmartin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bishop W.C. Martin<\/a> and first lady Donna Martin and their small congregation at Bennett Chapel in Possum Trot, Texas. This act not only transformed the lives of these children but also sparked a nationwide movement, rallying everyday people and communities to address the adoption crisis with compassion and action.<\/p>\n<p>Executively produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4004793\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Letitia Wright<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1825683\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Black Panther<\/em><\/a>  fame, and helmed by director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2647119\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joshua Weigel<\/a> of <em>The Butterfly Circus<\/em> and co-writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3013928\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rebekah Weigel<\/a>, <em>Sound of Hope<\/em> promises to shine a spotlight on the power of grassroots initiatives and community-driven solutions.\u00a0It challenges the prevailing narrative that effective change can only come from governmental intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Harmon spoke about how Joshua and Rebekah Weigel first wrote the script.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThey felt like the script wasn\u2019t reaching an authentic level,\u00a0so they decided to move into the community. And they lived there for a couple of years,\u201d Harmon said. \u201cYou\u2019ll see it on the silver screen, that you really get to feel what these families went through, and what these children went through in the foster care system. It doesn\u2019t shy away from the hardship, it doesn\u2019t shy away from the hope. And it\u2019s just, it\u2019s such a beautiful responsibility for Angel Studios to now take the life of the Martins and their community and the work of the Weigels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grosse also shed light on other options than adoption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAdoption doesn\u2019t just look like adoption. It can be mentorship, it can be philanthropy, it can be volunteerism \u2014 there\u2019s a lot of ways to aid and assist to help eradicate this issue that we have with so many orphans in our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2435651\/sound-of-freedom-is-no-1-movie-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Sound of Freedom<\/em><\/a>  gained its place among the top ten highest-grossing films domestically in 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/year\/2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Studios has other projects coming up as well, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt26237514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Bonhoeffer<\/em><\/a>, a movie based on\u00a0Dietrich Bonhoeffer,\u00a0a pastor who fought Hitler during his reign in Germany, coming out in November. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt29137778\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_homestead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Homestead<\/a> <\/em>is coming out in December, along with an animated musical, <em>David<\/em>, set to be released during the holidays in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Studios released a poignant new film, &#8220;Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,&#8221; on July 4, a year after &#8220;Sound of Freedom.&#8221; Lead actor Demetrius Grosse and CEO Neal Harmon discussed the film with the Washington Examiner, promising a deeply impactful experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3251,"featured_media":2282989,"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\/Sound-of-Hope-Poster-692x1024.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32559,32562,32561,32560],"class_list":["post-2282988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-angel-studios","tag-july-4","tag-possum-trot","tag-sound-of-hope"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sound-of-Hope-Poster-692x1024.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282988","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\/3251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}