Possum Trot is a 2024 drama film directed by Joshua Weigel, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his wife Rebekah Weigel. The film, which is executive produced by Black Panther actress Letitia Wright, is based on the true story of Bishop and First Lady Donna Martin, and their tiny Bennett Chapel church, in the town of Possum Trot in the woods of East Texas. Twenty two families linked arms and courageously adopted seventy seven of the most difficult to place children in the local foster care system, igniting a national movement for vulnerable children that continues today.
Twenty-two families from a rural black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt seventy-seven of the most difficult to place kids in the foster system.
The cast includes Nika King, Demetrius Grosse, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Dianna Babni.
Possum Trot is set to debut in theaters July 4th, courtesy of Angel Studios. Watch the official trailer below.