Dave Matthews Found The Inspiring True Story Behind 'Ordinary Angels' Movie, Says Producer Kevin Downes
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- Category: Interviews
- Created: Thursday, 22 February 2024 12:50
- Published: Thursday, 22 February 2024 12:52
- Written by Lupe R Haas
Reacher's Alan Ritchson and Hilary Swank star in the remarkable true story of a struggling alcoholic who helped save a young child, and her family who were drowning in medical debts in ORDINARY ANGELS. Producer Kevin Downes chats with us about how the inspiring story came to be with musician Dave Matthews starting the journey to get the movie made.
ORDINARY ANGELS is now playing in movie theaters.
Synopsis
Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it.
Starring two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank and “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson, Ordinary Angels is directed by Jon Gunn, written by Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig, directed by Jon Gunn, and produced by Kingdom Story Company’s Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, and Andrew Erwin, along with Stampede Ventures’ Jon Berg, Roy Lee, ATO Pictures’ Dave Matthews, Green Hummingbird Entertainment’s David Beal and Sarah Johnson, and Jonathan Dorfman.