SYNOPSIS

A Shine of Rainbows

Now on DVD

A poignant tale of a lov-
ing mother, a reluctant
father, and the extra-
ordinary journey that
brings a young orphan
home. Maire O’Donnell
has a smile that can light
up the darkest room.
Joyful, warm and caring,
she adopts a young or-
phan named Tomas and
whisks him off to a new
home on remote Corrie
Island, off the coast of
Ireland. Maire shares
with Tomas the joys of
her island home and
introduces him to the
whimsical local folklore,
including the secret of
the seals, and teaches
him that everything you
need is inside of you—
if you really look. But
Maire’s stern husband
Alec silently disapproves
of Tomas’ timidity and
halting speech. He can’t
hide his disappointment
that Tomas isn’t the kind
of child he was hoping
for and his reluctance
to get to know the boy makes Tomas unsure
of whether he really belongs. Soon though,
Tomas too falls in love with his home, befriend-
ing local children, de-
scending into a secret
bat—filled cave, and
saving a stranded baby
seal. When tragedy strikes however, Tomas
is faced with his greatest
challenge yet. He’ll lose
everything unless he
can find— and share—
the unique gifts inside of
him. Risking all, Tomas
embarks on a perilous
journey where he will
need to call on his ability to see joy and color even
when in the darkest
place, in order to triumph
and come home. A Shine
Of Rainbows is a story
about the transforma-
tional power of love,
about finding accep-
tance, discovering our-selves, and realizing that
rainbows are all around
us— and within us too.