71 INTERVIEWS
29 CAMP MYSTIC CHILDREN
15 FIRST RESPONDERS
1 CAMP LA JUNTA CHILD
12 RV SURVIVORS
20+ KERR COUNTY RESIDENTS
STORIES WE WILL NEVER FORGET
OFFICIAL TRAILER
OUR LEADERS
TITLE: RIVER OF ANGELS
DIRECTED BY: SHAWN WELLING
NARRATED BY: LEE MAJORS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: TONY BUZBEE
PRODUCED BY: MICHAEL BERRY
PRODUCTION COMPANY: WELLING FILMS
CO-PRODUCERS: WADE COCKBURN
KARI SHORT, MIKE AND KATHY SIMMONS, MICHELLE WELLING.
COMMENTATOR 1: MICHAEL BERRY
COMMENTATOR 2: TONY BUZBEE
CHIEF INTERVIEWER: SHAWN WELLING:
RUNTIME: 1 HOUR 51 MINUTES
"OUR MISSION"
RIVER OF ANGELS CHALLENGES THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE BY GIVING VOICE TO THE PEOPLE OF KERR COUNTY—LETTING THEM TELL THEIR OWN STORY OF LOSS, RESILIENCE, AND UNITY.
"WHEN THE RIVER ROSE, A TOWN ROSE HIGHER."
FIRST RESPONDERS, CAMP CHILDREN AND EVERYDAY HEROES CAME TOGETHER IN THE AFTERMATH TO SHARE A STORY OF COURAGE, HEARTBREAK, AND HEALING.
OVERVIEW
FROM FILMMAKER SHAWN WELLING—KNOWN FOR AWARD WINNING FILMS AS THE EMOTIONALLY RESONANT ALIVE: A TRUE STORY OF HOPE AND THE MESSENGER: 360 DAYS OF BOLIVAR—COMES A CINEMATIC NEW DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING THE DEVASTATING JULY 2025 CENTRAL TEXAS FLOODS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE CAMPS, RV PARKS, LOCALS AND HOMES ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER IN KERR COUNTY.
REVIEWS
“Wow!! What an incredible documentary!🎬⭐️ It definitely pulled at my heartstrings. 😭 The way you captured the people, the community, and their stories was so beautiful and moving. I’m so proud of you both and all the amazing work you’re doing. Thank you for including me it was such an honor.❤️🙏🏻”
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THE STORY
THROUGH THE INTIMATE LENS OF DIRECTOR SHAWN WELLING—WHOSE TIES TO KERR COUNTY RUN DEEP THROUGH HIS WIFE MICHELLE AND HER FAMILY (LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF KERRVILLE)—THIS FILM BECOMES MORE THAN A RECORD; IT IS A LIVING MEMORY.
VOICES EMERGE FROM THE FLOODWATERS: A RETIRED CORPORATE TRAINER WHO FLED HER CABIN IN THE DARK, FIRE CREWS FROM INGRAM, HUNT, AND MOUNTAIN HOME BATTLING AGAINST THE CURRENT, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO BECAME RESCUE COMMANDERS OVERNIGHT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS JOINED BY THE CAJUN NAVY AND FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
AT ITS HEART, SEVEN YOUNG WOMEN OF CAMP MYSTIC AND THEIR PARENTS SHARE, IN VIVID DETAIL, THE HARROWING EVENTS OF JULY 4TH—WOVEN TOGETHER WITH THE ENDURING HISTORY AND CHERISHED LEGACY OF THE CAMP THEY CALL HOME.
SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF TEXAS SUMMER TRADITIONS, RV PARKS, FOOTBALL FIELDS, AND CHURCH SANCTUARIES, RIVER OF ANGELS OFFERS MORE THAN A TIMELINE OF DISASTER—IT CAPTURES THE RESILIENCE OF A COMMUNITY RISING TOGETHER. FROM TEENAGE HEROES AND WATER RESCUES TO IMPROMPTU DONATION CENTERS AND ACTS OF GRACE, THE DOCUMENTARY REFLECTS NOT JUST WHAT WAS LOST, BUT WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE HEARTS OF ITS PEOPLE.
NARRATED BY LEE MAJORS, PRODUCED BY MICHAEL BERRY WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCE TONY BUZZBEE RIVER OF ANGELS IS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THOSE LOST AND A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO STOOD TALL AMID THE RISING WATERS. WHILE HEARTBREAKING AND HOPEFUL, IT IS A REMINDER THAT EVEN WHEN THE RIVER TAKES, THE SPIRIT OF A COMMUNITY CAN GIVE BACK EVEN MORE.