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First Christmas an upcoming movie from the Oprah Winfrey-founded cable channel stars Idara Victor as Halle Downing, a young woman who is reunited with the biological family she didn’t know she had after growing up in foster care. Among this crop of new-to-her relatives is her half-sister, Tiffany Moore (Samantha Smith), who is queer.
Halle is welcomed into the Moore fam with open arms, but she soon realizes that there is tension afoot. Her first tip-off? Tiffany is afraid to introduce her new girlfriend, Paris (
Queen Sugar’s Amanda Tavarez), to the family.
In a new clip provided exclusively to
First Christmas,” airing Tuesday, December 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT starring
Idara Victor.
This film centers on Halle Downing (Victor), who was given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age. Downing receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew she had – The Moores.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age, writer Halle Downing (Idara Victor, “Alita: Battle Angel”) receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew she had – The Moores. Halle’s grandmother “Memaw” (Tonea Stewart, “A Time to Kill”) welcomes the young woman with open arms, completely overwhelming Halle with emotion at the significance of finally finding her family. Extremely excited to meet her twin siblings Tiffany (Samantha Smith, “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenk