Paper Angels
Starring: Matthew Settle & Josie Bissett
In “Paper Angels,” abused wife Lynn (Josie Bissett) leaves her alcoholic husband Darryl, taking her two kids, Thomas and Sara, and moving to another town where she works as a waitress to make ends meet. In that same town we meet Kevin (Matthew Settle), whose marketing & design company is on the brink of shutting down due to the economy. Plus, Kevin’s wife Jenny is in a difficult pregnancy with twins.
Thomas starts a new school and becomes the target of a bully who is threatened by how well Thomas plays basketball. Unable to join the high school team, Thomas goes to the community center where he meets Kevin and the two of them become unlikely friends through pickup basketball games. Little do they know the tremendous impact they will have on each others’ families this Christmas through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program.
This film is inspired by the hit country Christmas song also featured in the movie “Paper Angels,” sung by country music star Jimmy Wayne, as well as the same-titled book by Wayne with Travis Thrasher. Wayne also has written and performed two new songs for the film.