Hallmark's 'Color My World With Love' stars lead with Down syndrome

Hallmark’s most up-to-date movie promises to split a lot more than hearts this calendar year. It is getting down barriers, way too.

“Color My Environment With Love” is a person of the network’s most recent assignments, and according to a push release shared with Nowadays, it will chronicle the intimate story of a female named Kendall (Lily D. Moore), a expert painter who has Down syndrome.

The new first will premiere on Hallmark Flicks & Mysteries and heart on Kendall, a gifted painter who attracts on impressionist fashion to seize topics. The press launch offered by Hallmark Movies & Mysteries paints Kendall as a thriving female who has found contentment many thanks to the support of her mother, Emma (Erica Durance), and grandmother, Bev (Karen Kruper). When attending a cooking class at a community heart for various learners, Kendall meets Brad (David DeSanctis), and sparks fly.

Nonetheless, the chemistry amongst the two prospects seems to conflict with the anticipations of Kendall’s mother, Emma, who has worked hard to safeguard her daughter from points like heartbreak. Emma faucets Nic (Benjamin Ayres) described as a “longtime spouse and children friend of Brad’s” to sluggish issues down in an try to run interference. Nonetheless, this is a rom-com — and one particular that comes from Hallmark — so supporters can anticipate that the flames among Kendall and Brad will not be set out so effortlessly. According to the push release, fans can also count on Emma to obtain enjoy in this storyline.

Hallmark viewers will have extra than enjoy to search forward to there will also be classes on knowing.

“Everyone has a dream to drop in adore and get married one particular working day, even folks with disabilities,” Lily D. Moore reported in a assertion about the movie. “I hope viewers take away that ‘Color my Earth with Love’ is about painting your individual tale by way of your emotions and that we all have countless options.”

Fans of the network have shouted their aid on Twitter, expressing approval of the just lately wrapped output.

“I‘m happy Hallmark is showing videos that mirror serious everyday living,” wrote one more Twitter consumer. “Persons can relate to the people and see by themselves in predicaments exhibited in the film. It also broadens everyone’s viewpoint on distinction. “

Given that the movie’s announcement, buyers on social media have praised the network for its determination to set love passions with developmental disabilities at the main of its passionate storyline. When people today with developmental disabilities have been ignored in the earlier, Down syndrome visibility has turn into far more of a focus for film, media and manufacturers in latest years.

Alex Portée is a senior trending reporter at Currently Electronic and is based in Los Angeles.