Angel Dog

Angel Dog
Directed by Robin Nations
Produced by Kevin Nations
Written by Robin Nations
Starring Jon Michael Davis
Farah White
Richard Dillard
Mona Lee Fultz
Maurice Ripke
Ashley Hallford
Music by Peter Himmelman
Cinematography Kevin Nations
Edited by Kevin Nations
Production
company
The Nations
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • March 19, 2011 (2011-03-19) (International Family Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Angel Dog is a 2011 family film about how a dog named Cooper, a survivor of a car accident, bonds with Jake and helps him get over a tragic loss. This film is written and directed by Robin Nations and produced and cinematography by Kevin Nations. The two are a husband and wife team that go by The Nations. The film’s score was composed and performed by Peter Himmelman, a critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter Grammy Award nominee.

The film premiered in Los Angeles, California, at the 2011 International Family Film Festival on March 19, 2011.

Mission

After The Nations produced and directed their second film, Leftovers,[1] the husband and wife team, inspired by their love of dogs, set out to make a family dog film. Angel Dog marked their first push towards their mission to “bring back family movie night”. The Nations’ goal is to bring to market good wholesome films the entire family can watch.

Plot

This heartwarming film is about a dog named Cooper who is the lone survivor of a terrible car accident. Jake, a family patriarch, loses his wife and children in the accident. Not being a dog person, Jake is angry and resentful toward the dog for even having survived. However, Jake eventually bonds with Cooper, and this bond ends up being the one thing that gets him out of bed in the morning: the one thing that helps him to go on living after such a tragic loss.

Cast

Reception

Angel Dog received a 5 Dove rating from The Dove Foundation, which is the foundation’s highest honor possible. Reviewer Edwin L. Carpenter stated, “Angel Dog is a movie which adults, along with kids, will enjoy. Don’t let the title fool you. The movie deals with something everyone can relate to: death and loss, and the subsequent grieving process. Yet “Cooper”, a stray, is a lovable dog who seems to have a mission: to help those who are lonely following a loss. Then he moves on to the next need.”[2]

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