Martin Sheen & Jana Kramer Faith Film ‘The One’ Gets U.S. Release & Launch Date — SkimNews
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- Hawk Hill Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to faith drama 'The One' and will release the film in theaters nationwide on November 5, 2026 — a date chosen to align with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month.
- Martin Sheen ('The West Wing') and actress-singer Jana Kramer ('One Tree Hill') lead the cast, joined by Olivia Sanabia, Nick Zano, Indigenous musician and actor Noah Redclay, and Ashlyn Tomlin — daughter of singer Chris Tomlin — in her feature-film debut.
- Lisa Arnold directs the movie, produced by Erin Elizabeth Cook (who also co-stars) and Adam Ropp; the film was shot in Oklahoma with incentives from The Film in Oklahoma Act.
- The plot follows 18-year-old Hawk, who ages out of Chicago's foster system and sets out to see the lighting of the country's largest Christmas tree while facing homelessness and undiagnosed PTSD before meeting a mysterious traveler and a grieving runaway.
- Jen Katzfey, President of Hawk Hill Pictures, said the team was 'captivated' from first encounter and called the subject 'one that deserves to be seen and heard.'
- The filmmakers have partnered with For Others, the nonprofit founded by Chris Tomlin and his wife, which works to raise awareness of the child welfare crisis in America.
Why it matters: A faith-themed theatrical release deliberately timed to a national awareness month is a rare theatrical play for the genre, and the direct nonprofit tie-in with For Others means the November 5, 2026 release doubles as a child welfare awareness vehicle — giving Hawk Hill Pictures a built-in advocacy audience that typical indie dramas struggle to mobilize.
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