TWIST OF FAITH aired on Lifetime Television
Starring Toni Braxton, David Julian Hirsch and Mykelti Williamson
PLOT
Jacob, played by David Julian Hirsh, is an Orthodox Jewish Cantor and amateur song writer in Brooklyn, who witnesses the senseless and brutal murder of his wife and three children.
Catatonic, Jacob walks out of the Shiva for his family, leaving behind all his worldly belongings and the tools of his faith; his yarmulka and tsitsis. He wanders aimlessly, hoping somehow to understand his tragedy. Without purpose, Jacob boards a southbound bus...to nowhere.
Fortuitously Jacob lands in Brent, Alabama, where he is embraced by Nina, her Uncle Moe, portrayed by Mykelti Williamson, and their church community.
Gospel music brings Nina and Jacob together as they try to make sense of his past and their possible future.
AWARDS
2015
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
Nominated, Canadian Screen Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
David Julian Hirsh
Nominated, Canadian Screen Award
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Paul A. Kaufman
2014
NAMIC Vision Awards
Nominated, Vision Award
Original Movie or Special
2013
Leo Awards
Nominated, Leo
Best Feature Length Drama
Kevin Leeson, Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leslie, Paul A. Kaufman Brightlight Pictures
Nominated, Leo
Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama
Paul A. Kaufman Brightlight Pictures
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