A Christmas in New Hope
A Film by Julia Barnett
In order to save her bungalow from foreclosure before Christmas, Victoria (Katrina Bowden), an Instagram influencer and single mother of a child living with Down syndrome enters a home-improvement competition in New Hope, Texas.
Complications arise when her ex returns home after touring Europe with his new album. Meanwhile, Victoria has fallen in love with her next-door neighbor, Gavin (Ryan Cooper), a Texas musician who has bonded with her daughter Charlie (Mia Armstrong) while helping Victoria fix up her home, as well as her heart.
"l liked how the character of Charlie – played by Mia Analise Armstrong – was treated matter-of-factly as one of the main characters who just happens to have Down syndrome."
Charlotte Woodward, National Down Syndrome Society Programs Associate