The choice / by Corey Allen.

Already this exceptional half-hour special has been honored with the Film Advisory Board's Award of Excellence and a Golden Halo Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council. The choice is a presentation of Family Theater Productions, a pioneer of outstanding family programming for more than four decades. It was produced by multiple Emmy nominee Peter Thompson ("Quincy" and "The Ann Jilian Story") and directed by Emmy winner Corey Allen ("Hill Street Blues"). It starts an arresting ensemble of talented actors, including the distinguished John Anderson, as the Angel Gabriel, anf gifted newcomer Alanna Ubach ("Sister Act II") as the innocent, delightful Mary. Sometimes challenging, sometimes mystifying, always captivating, you cannot help but be moved by The Choice."

"Facing critical turning points their lives, five unique young people confront challenges that can alter their lives forever. The choice focuses on a gang member given a second chance to right a wrong; a cerebral palsy victim frustrated by his disability, a young man tempted by easy money from drug dealing; a young woman, unmarried and pregnant, wrestling with her decision to have an abortion; and a Jewish, teenaged girl, 2,000 years ago, who makes an extraordinary choice. Innovative, imaginative, ultimately inspiring, The Choice offers classic tales of dilemmas told through vignettes that will stir audiences everywhere.