Full house attends red-carpet premiere of movie on local evangelist’s life

Full house attends red-carpet premiere of movie on local evangelist’s life

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How do you heal from years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, along with betrayal, feeling unloved, losing one of the few people you trust and attempting suicide?

If you’re like evangelist Earlina D. Gilford-Weaver, a big part of the answer lies in an unwavering belief in God, as well as finding the power to forgive.

And having a film based on a book you wrote about your life’s traumatic experiences certainly doesn’t hurt.

“The film was healing for me and my sister and I know our mom had been through a lot,” Gilford Weaver said after Sunday’s red-carpet premiere of “Angry Tears” at Encore Cinema in the Great East Plaza adjacent to Eastwood Mall.

A full house saw the two-hour film that featured local actors and was based on Gilford-Weaver’s 2010 autobiography, “Who Will Wipe My Tears Away?”

Read the full story Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.