Twist of Faith (2013 film)

Twist of Faith is a 2013 American-Canadian romantic drama television film directed by Paul A. Kaufman. The film centers on Nina (Toni Braxton), a single mother living in Brent, Alabama, who helps Jacob Fisher (David Julian Hirsh), an Orthodox Jewish man originally residing in Brooklyn whose wife and three children were murdered. Nina is assisted by her gospel community who helps Jacob make sense of his loss.^[1][2] The film premiered on Lifetime on February 9, 2013.^[3] Braxton's son who was diagnosed with autism played a minor role in the film.^[4]

Twist of Faith
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Screenplay by	Joyce Gittlin Janet Fattal Stephen Tolkin
Story by	Joyce Gittlin Janet Fattal
Directed by	Paul A. Kaufman
Starring	Toni Braxton David Julian Hirsh Nathaniel James Potvin Paula Shaw Kyra Zagorsky Mykelti Williamson
Composer	Jeff Toyne
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Howard Jonathan Shore Karyn Edwards Paul A. Kaufman Daniel H. Blatt Craig Baumgarten Shawn Williamson
Producer	Jamie Goehring
Cinematography	Kamal Derkaoui
Editor	Garry M.B. Smith
Running time	85 minutes
Production company	Lighthouse Pictures
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09)

Cast

• Toni Braxton as Nina Jones
• David Julian Hirsh as Jacob Fisher
• Nathaniel James Potvin as Asher Jones
• Mykelti Williamson as Uncle Moe
• Paula Shaw as Hava Fisher
• Kyra Zagorsky as Ruth Fisher