When 12-year-old Trinity Goodheart is visited by an angel who leaves her a pendant that belonged to her long-lost mother, Trinity concludes that her mother is in danger and needs her help. What ensues is an effort by Trinity to reunite her disjointed family; and in the process, she teaches them the value of love, faith and forgiveness.
Acting
Arika Gluck carries this whole film at age 12, no notes
Costume
That pendant is doing 90% of the emotional heavy lifting
Director
JoAnne Hock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director JoAnne Hock's feature debut after years producing; she specifically wanted to tell a story where a Black girl gets to be the magical child protagonist usually reserved for white boys in Spielberg films.
Eric Benét took this role fresh off his R&B career peak—his casting was deliberately meant to bring adult music fans to a faith-family film they might otherwise ignore.
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