Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story - Wilbur Award

"Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story" (www.mylifetime..., T.D. Jakes, Derrick Williams, Craig Baumgarten, Toni Braxton, and Judith Verno, Executive Producers; Larry Rapaport, Producer; Vondie Curtis Hall, Director; Laura Harrington and Stephen Kay, Teleplay; Based on the Book “Prepared For a Purpose” by Antoinette Tuff; A&E Lifetime, Manhattan Beach, California
6A Television & Cable - Drama
“Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story,” is the Wilbur winner in the category of TV and Cable Drama.
Toni Braxton stars as Antoinette Tuff, a struggling single mom who averted a tragedy, when she convinced a deranged gunman at her elementary school to surrender.
It happened in real life on August 20, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Antoinette, the school’s bookkeeper, was in the front office when Michael Hill, a young man with a history of mental illness, slipped in, armed with an AK-47 and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
As the school went into lockdown, Antoinette was left alone with Michael, who repeatedly threatened to kill everyone. Showing enormous courage and empathy, along with nerves of steel, she convinced Michael to surrender by using her own life struggles to connect with him.
Antoinette’s faith in God guided her through the toughest moments of her life, ultimately preparing her for that fateful day.
Acceptance: Vondie Curtis Hall, director
2019 WILBUR AWARDS were presented in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago, on Friday evening April 12, 2019. The Wilbur Awards are sponsored by the Religion Communicators Council (RCC). RCC presents the awards to promote and encourage excellence in the communication of religious faith and positive values through a variety of secular media. RCC recognizes the work of individuals and agencies as they communicate about religious issues, values and themes, with professionalism, fairness and honesty. www.religionco...