This Christmas will change the Austin family forever. With a successful career in the wine business, two amazing children and having married his highschool sweetheart Suzie Maxwell, Andrew Austin has everything. But life and a past secret quickly bring change and in an instant, life no longer has the order and gentleness it once held. Suzie falls extremly ill and as Andrew struggles to find answers, his children Chris and Mary quietly search for their own. Facing a hectic holiday season, Andrew and family retreat to their summer home on Lake Erie to celebrate their last Christmas in peace. Away from the demands of the city, their world opens up to a moment in time they will never experience again as their small lakeside community quickly brings them its own wonderments.
Directed by
William C. Laufer
Written by
William C. Laufer
Starring
Andrew May (Andrew Austin); Jack Hourigan (Suzie Austin); Helen Welch (Rachel Henderson); Maggie Blazunas (Karen's Party Friend); Sarah Christie (Kelly); Nicole Deanna (Amy); Jodi Dominick (Sandy, Sec to Andrew); Lauren Dowden (Karen); Tracie Field (Tootsie); Robert Hawkes (Col. Pickerling); Meghan Kelly (Snow girl); Clark Langmack (Jerry); William C. Laufer (Fr. Johnston); Rose Leininger (Snow Mother); Jim Mantel (Announcer). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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