| CHRISTMAS IN CANAAN (HALLMARK)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
12/12/09
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hallmark's press release, September 2009) Grammy Award-nominated artist and actor Billy Ray Cyrus ("Hannah Montana") is set to star in "Christmas in Canaan," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie about the unlikely friendship that develops between two boys one white and one black -- in 1960s Texas, and how they bond over concern for a wounded puppy. It's amidst the magic of Christmas that the boys learn about family, hope and love despite living in the shadow of racism. The holiday movie, which is based upon the book Christmas in Canaan by Grammy Award winner Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport, has begun production in Vancouver, Canada and will premiere on Hallmark Channel in December of 2009. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Billy Ray Cyrus as Daniel Burton
· Jaishon Fisher as Rodney
· Zak Ludwig as DJ
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Dan Angel as EP
· Donald Davenport as WRTR/BOOK
· Howard Braunstein as EP
· Kenny Rogers as STORY/BOOK
· Margaret Loesch as EP
· Michael Jaffe as EP
· Randy Cheveldave as DIR
· Randy Cheveldave as PROD
· Ted Bauman as EP
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GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bauman Entertainment
· Hatchery, The
· Jaffe-Braunstein Films
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