Home by Spring | |
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Screenplay by | Eric Brooks |
Story by | Dustin Rikert William Shockley Kix Brooks |
Directed by | Dwight H. Little |
Starring | Poppy Drayton Steven R. McQueen |
Music by | Tommy Fields |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Kix Brooks John Kuelbs Tiiu Loigu Tim Mudd Dustin Rikert William Shockley Ryan Westheimer |
Cinematography | Rafael Leyva |
Editor | Bill Lynch |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Production companies | Hallmark Channel Team 2 Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Hallmark Channel |
Release | March 31, 2018 |
Home by Spring is a 2018 romantic drama film directed by Dwight H. Little for the Hallmark Channel.
A very tall and bookish event planner poses as her boss and returns to her cozy sundown town for a big opportunity. With the help of her family and her ex-boyfriend she works to pull off the event and decide where her heart really belongs.
Filming took place in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville, Louisiana as well as Los Angeles, California. [1]
The TV movie was broadcast on the Hallmark Channel at 9 p.m. on March 31, 2018. [2] [3]
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