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Letitia Wright’s SOUND OF HOPE Gives a Voice to the Vulnerable

Letitia Wright’s SOUND OF HOPE Gives a Voice to the Vulnerable

By Movieguide® Staff 

BLACK PANTHER star Letitia Wright is opening up about her latest movie, SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSOM TROT, which she produced.

The film, distributed by Angel Studios, was released July 4 and follows the true story of Bishop W.C. Martin and Donna Martin who trailblaze as foster and adoptive parents in their East Texas town. 

“They’re a wonderful example of what we can do to help children,” Wright told THE VIEW. She discovered the Martins’ story in 2020 and was inspired after meeting their family. 

“We have created a beautiful film that gives a voice to vulnerable children, with the hope that families across the country & world, no matter their faith, race or diversity, would join together to help children, to be moved to make a difference in any way they can,” she said in a recent Instagram post.

“I stand firm in the belief that this film will rise above the discourse to speak for itself, and I encourage audiences everywhere to be inspired & witness the incredible true story of how a small church community changed the lives of 77 young children in Texas, and become part of the movement to change the lives of children across America & the World,” the actress added.

Wright’s personal faith journey impacts her career as she continues to produce and act in films like BLACK PANTHER and DEATH ON THE NILE. She attributes her love for the industry to her faith in God. 

In an interview with Sadie Robertson Huff, Wright described how she had nearly given up on acting before she landed BLACK PANTHER: “Things were happening for me, but I was never satisfied…I was so hard on myself if I didn’t achieve the things I wanted to achieve in the time that I set it in. I was really going off my own timeline, and God put a stop to that.” 

After a year-long break, Wright returned with a renewed sense of purpose in her work. She started her own production company, where she wants to “make meaningful content with cinematic excellence.” 

Wright realizes this dream in her recent work with SOUND OF HOPE which is in theater circulation now. 

She told ABC News, “I feel like the main aim that I kept saying to my fellow producers was like, at the end of this film, if we have the hearts of people saying, I want to adopt. I want to care for the needs of a child, even if it’s only one [person] then we’ve made some type of a difference.” 

Movieguide® praised SOUND OF HOPE’s “Strong Christian, biblical, morally uplifting worldview about caring for needy children.” Part of the review reads

SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSUM TROT tells a heartwarming story. Donna Martin is grieving after her mother’s unexpected death. However, when God tells her to take in a foster child, she finds new purpose. Her husband is the town pastor and also feels called to take in children. So, he starts preaching about taking in the most in need. The entire town decides to take in foster children. Donna decides to take a very troubled teenage girl named Terri. The family wonders if they’ll be able to show Terri God’s love while maintaining their family.

SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSUM TROT is a beautiful story about an entire town taking in foster children. As such, it has a strong Christian, morally uplifting worldview. However, the movie does deal with some of the realities and hardships foster families and foster children undergo. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for children and families. However, SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSUM TROT shows that God’s love is real and that, no matter what your past is, God will always be with you.


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