*Actress Letitia Wright is an executive producer on the new faith-based movie “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.” The “Black Panther” star turned to social media recently to distance herself from the film’s conservative partners.
As we reported earlier, the movie unpacks the remarkable true story of Bishop Martin and First Lady Donna Martin and their small Bennett Chapel in East Texas. Together with twenty-two families, they took in seventy-seven of the hardest-to-place children from the local foster care system.
Wright said she wasn’t involved in Angel Studios’ (Sound of Freedom) decision to partner with conservative media outlet The Daily Wire for distribution.
“To be clear, after we completed the production of this film, Angel Studios were brought on board to handle its distribution and they later partnered with The Daily Wire,” the “Black Panther” star wrote on Instagram, Deadline reports. “That was not my decision, and I was not given an update or made aware of this decision. I am in no way aligned or affiliated with The Daily Wire.”
Fringe Leftists are outraged that The Daily Wire is involved with this project. The media company was founded in 2015 by political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing.
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1/ In the late 1990s, Christian families in the small town of Possum Trot, TX, adopted 77 children from the foster-care system. It was a heroic effort by a small church community. Today, leftists are trying to stop Christians from saving more children: pic.twitter.com/qurSoNAnAV
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 4, 2024
“It’s a shame to see pockets of discourse online take a divisive political turn. This story isn’t about politics, it’s about children,” said Wright.
“Any conversation that detracts from that is unnecessary and harmful,” she continued.
“I am thankful for all who want to positively champion this film and campaign to serve children,” Wright added. “However, I do not condone using this beautiful film for divisive political purposes. That is not why I joined the project.”
Angel Studios president Jordan Harmon responded to Wright’s remarks, saying, “This powerful film takes a stand for vulnerable kids, and we’re pursuing partners who are passionate about this fight. Angel Studios is grateful for both Letitia and Daily Wire’s partnership on getting this story out into the world, and everyone concerned about the foster care and adoption crisis to get involved and see Sound of Hope.”
“Sound of Hope” opened July 4 and took in $6.7 million in four days, per Deadline.
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