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THE STORY

THROUGH THE INTIMATE LENS OF DIRECTOR SHAWN WELLING—WHOSE TIES TO KERR COUNTY RUN DEEP THROUGH HIS WIFE MICHELLE AND HER FAMILY (LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF KERRVILLE)—THIS FILM BECOMES MORE THAN A RECORD; IT IS A LIVING MEMORY.

VOICES EMERGE FROM THE FLOODWATERS: A RETIRED CORPORATE TRAINER WHO FLED HER CABIN IN THE DARK, FIRE CREWS FROM INGRAM, HUNT, AND MOUNTAIN HOME BATTLING AGAINST THE CURRENT, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO BECAME RESCUE COMMANDERS OVERNIGHT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS JOINED BY THE CAJUN NAVY AND FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.

AT ITS HEART, SEVEN YOUNG WOMEN OF CAMP MYSTIC AND THEIR PARENTS SHARE, IN VIVID DETAIL, THE HARROWING EVENTS OF JULY 4TH—WOVEN TOGETHER WITH THE ENDURING HISTORY AND CHERISHED LEGACY OF THE CAMP THEY CALL HOME.

SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF TEXAS SUMMER TRADITIONS, RV PARKS, FOOTBALL FIELDS, AND CHURCH SANCTUARIES, RIVER OF ANGELS OFFERS MORE THAN A TIMELINE OF DISASTER—IT CAPTURES THE RESILIENCE OF A COMMUNITY RISING TOGETHER. FROM TEENAGE HEROES AND WATER RESCUES TO IMPROMPTU DONATION CENTERS AND ACTS OF GRACE, THE DOCUMENTARY REFLECTS NOT JUST WHAT WAS LOST, BUT WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE HEARTS OF ITS PEOPLE.

NARRATED BY LEE MAJORS, PRODUCED BY MICHAEL BERRY WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCE TONY BUZZBEE RIVER OF ANGELS IS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THOSE LOST AND A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO STOOD TALL AMID THE RISING WATERS. WHILE HEARTBREAKING AND HOPEFUL, IT IS A REMINDER THAT EVEN WHEN THE RIVER TAKES, THE SPIRIT OF A COMMUNITY CAN GIVE BACK EVEN MORE.