NASHVILLE, Tenn. — DailyWire+ and Angel Studios announced today they have entered into a partnership to release Peacetree Productions’ profoundly moving film “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.” The film will be released in theaters on July 4th weekend. 

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“We are thrilled to partner with Angel Studios, a company that not only shares our commitment to creating impactful and meaningful entertainment but also excels in doing so,” said Jeremy Boreing, co-founder and co-CEO of The Daily Wire. “Speaking as the father of an adopted daughter myself, ‘Sound of Hope’ is truly inspirational. We know it will resonate deeply with our audience – and far beyond – and has the power to make a true cultural impact for kids and families in crisis. We want millions to see this film.”

“A common request from Angel fans over the years has been to do a collaboration with The Daily Wire,” added Jeff Harmon, Angel’s Chief Content Officer. “We are pleased to find a project where we can work together, and this one is special. I was moved so deeply I couldn’t stop thinking about it for weeks after seeing it, and it’s having a similar effect on audiences around the nation in numerous pre-release screenings. They’re being affected like I haven’t seen.”

Inspired by a powerful true story, “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” follows Donna and Reverend Martin, who, along with 22 families from their rural black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot, adopt 77 of the most difficult to place kids in the foster system. By doing the impossible, this community proved that with real, determined love, the battle of America’s most vulnerable can be won. The film has been screened to hundreds of non-profit organizations focused on foster care and adoption, and critics, families, and those formerly in the foster care system are praising the film for its honest portrayal of the story. 

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The deal underscores the formidable presence of innovative competitors to the mainstream Hollywood studios. Both companies have seen massive success with upstart independent film and entertainment ventures, and this partnership promises to exponentially increase that success.

Angel Studios is the home of stories that amplify light. Through the Angel Guild, 324,000 members choose which film and television projects the studio will market and distribute. The studio enables creators and audiences to form passionate communities around creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project. 104,000 Angel Guild members in 155 countries have invested nearly $80M in projects distributed by the studio to date. Angel Studios is behind the global box office hit, “Sound of Freedom,” which has earned $250 million in theatrical box office. Learn more at Angel.com.

Music manager Scooter Braun said “hatred and fear” will not make him take down his exhibit that honors all those who were killed at the Nova Music Festival by Hamas on October 7.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Braun talked about the inspiration for the exhibit and made it clear protestors outside the New York City location will not stop him, and in fact have only encouraged him to keep it going, promising they are headed to Los Angeles next.

On Monday, the “Nova: Oct. 7 6:29 am — The Moment Music Stood Still: The Nova Music Festival Exhibition” opened despite pro-Palestinian protestors who chanted anti-Semitic slogans. 

“I believe that most of these protestors are just incredibly misinformed, and some of the leaders of these protestors have an agenda of division,” Braun said. “And that’s not going to scare us, nor affect us. In fact, it inspires us to do it more and more. It’s more important for us to fight back, to show our shared humanity.”

Braun said he, along with Israeli organizers Yagil Simony, Ofir Amir, and Omri Sasi, brought the exhibit to the U.S. and said the project is not about politics. “It’s just about massacre at a music festival that should have never happened. But music is a universal language and music has to remain a safe place,” he explained.

The organizer of the Nova Exhibition @scooterbraun‘s response to yesterday’s protests:

The Nova Music Exhibit is officially extending another week to June 22!

We Will Dance Again https://t.co/bOw7rtmBBk pic.twitter.com/1wp00Afxl0

— Israel ישראל (@Israel) June 11, 2024

Braun, with Holocaust-surviving grandparents, said when he traveled to Nova, what he saw was “horrifying” and he needed to show people because “so much of it was being denied and people were dehumanizing each other.”

“They weren’t there in a fight,” Braun said. “They were at a music festival dancing for peace, and they were brutally butchered, over 360 killed, over 40 hostages, the largest music massacre in history by a landslide.”

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“What we’re trying to get people to see is there’s nothing political about this exhibit. You don’t walk in and see flags,” he added. “You’ll see it is a music festival. You’ll see Coachella. You’ll see Stagecoach. You’ll see Governors Ball. And that’s all we want people to see, that you should be able to have empathy for all people.”

“Right now it’s at 35 Wall Street in New York City,” Braun continued. “In response to these protestors, I called the team and extended it in New York for another week because we’ve decided to show people that we’re not going to allow hatred and fear to divide us. In fact, we’re going to go longer now in New York just so people can bear witness and understand what this is really about. And we’re not going to let this loud minority divide us. And in fact, I’ve invited those protestors if they’re willing to come in and see the exhibit for themselves.”