Taylor's Wall is a 2001

2001 in television

The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News ....

 television

Television movie

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 film directed by Craig Ross Jr., written by Cheryl McKay

Cheryl McKay

Cheryl McKay is an American author and screenwriter, from Los Angeles, California.McKay holds an M.A. in Screenwriting at Regent University in Virginia, and is a winner of the 2006/2007 Art Within Labs....

 and starring Sam Doumit

Sam Doumit

Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress of Irish, French, Lebanese, and German-Jewish descent . Doumit was born in California. She lived in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a Dean's list and honor roll student at Emerson College in Boston before attending the California Institute of the Arts...

 and Lukas Behnken.

Plot

A teenage girl, whose brother was the second victim of two shootings on her campus, starts painting the wall in an attempt to end such school violence. The wall also becomes a point of healing and unity for the students as other students, friends of both the shooters and the victims, start helping Taylor paint the wall. A girl's despair...a teacher's challenge. Taylor wonders why her brother had to die. Her world no longer makes sense. Rebelling against the system, she is nearly suspended from school. A charismatic substitute teacher is her only hope. The teacher and his students share powerful journal entries and Taylor decides she can make a difference by finding a creative outlet for her pain.Taylor's brother, before his death, and eventually Taylor herself work to provide a solution to the root causes of random violence and other crimes committed by teens.

Philosophy

Based on the Ascension of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

 and his farewell challenge to “teach all nations,” this compelling drama depicts the troubling issue of school violence. Taylor Manning is grief-stricken and numb after the shooting death of her brother and is challenged to focus her anger and find a creative outlet for her pain. Recognizing the need for tolerance, respect, restraint and communication, this story will engage parents, teens and teachers.

Cast

Actor	Role
Sam Doumit Sam Doumit Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress of Irish, French, Lebanese, and German-Jewish descent . Doumit was born in California. She lived in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a Dean's list and honor roll student at Emerson College in Boston before attending the California Institute of the Arts...	Taylor Manning
Lukas Behnken	Kyle Manning
Marlon Young	Mr. Dubois
Jayne Taini	Principal Gates
Dublin James	Drew
Jeremy Ray Valdez	Arturo
Karan Ashley Karan Ashley Karan Ashley is a former American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money...	Jade