Donate Life KY to Host Private, Exclusive Pre-Screening of “Ordinary Angels”

Donate Life Kentucky to Host Private, Exclusive Pre-Screening in Lexington of Feature Film “Ordinary Angels”

An inspiring true story of a town coming together during 1994’s historic and deadly snowstorm in Kentucky to help a three-year-old girl receive a lifesaving liver transplant has been made into a movie, “Ordinary Angels,” starring Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson. The film is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide on Friday, February 23, 2024.

Ahead of the movie’s release, a private pre-screening will be held on Wednesday, February 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Cinemark Fayette Mall and XD. Photo and interview opportunities will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Michelle Schmitt, often known as the “Snow Baby of Louisville,” inspired Kentucky 30 years ago, and with this film will inspire the world. Michelle’s sister, Ashley, and other Kentuckians portrayed in the movie will be available for interviews before the movie screening begins.

WHAT:

Exclusive pre-screening of “Ordinary Angels”

WHEN:

Wednesday, February 14

Interviews begin at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Cinemark Fayette Mall and XD

3800 Mall Road

Lexington, Kentucky 40503

OPPORTUNITIES:

Interview with Michelle Schmitt’s family and friends

Interview with Sharon Stevens Evans, author of the book “Ordinary Angels”

Interview with Donate Life KY leadership

MORE:

“Ordinary Angels,” starring Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, highlights the heroic deeds of strangers in Louisville, Ky., as they came together to shovel a landing pad during the historic snowstorm so that Schmitt could be airlifted to Omaha, Nebraska, for a transplant. Swank plays the role of a Louisville hairdresser, Sharon Stevens Evans, who befriended Schmitt’s widowed father and helped rally the community to help save her. Stevens Evans wrote the book, “Ordinary Angels,” which helped inspired the film. The identically titled movie was produced by Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate.

To see the film’s trailer, click here.

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