Sister Aimee

Sister Aimee is a 2019 American biographical film written and directed by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann and starring Anna Margaret Hollyman as Aimee Semple McPherson. It is a fictionalized account of McPherson's 1926 disappearance.[1][2]

Sister Aimee
Directed bySamantha Buck
Marie Schlingmann
Produced byBettina Barrow
David Hartstein
Katherine Harper
Written bySamantha Buck
Marie Schlingmann
StarringAnna Margaret Hollyman
Music byGraham Reynolds
CinematographyCarlos Valdes-Lora
Edited byKatie Ennis
Distributed by1091 Pictures
Release date
  • September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Texas and New Mexico.[3]

Release

The film was shown at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival.[3][4] It was then released in select theaters on September 27, 2019 and on VOD on October 1, 2019.[5][6]

Reception

The film has a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Kate Erbland of IndieWire graded the film a B-.[8] Norman Gidney of Film Threat gave the film seven stars out of ten.[4]

Candice Frederick of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The gendered themes at play here do little to boost the quality of Buck and Schlingmann’s storytelling, which is too tangled to follow at times."[9] Beandrea July of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Buck and Schlingmann have ideas, but they just don’t add up to something impactful here."[3]

References
  1. Schager, Nick (26 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Sister Aimee'". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. Gidney, Norman (10 March 2019). "Sister Aimee". Film Threat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. July, Beandrea (26 September 2019). "'Sister Aimee': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. Gidney, Norman (10 March 2019). "Sister Aimee (part 2)". Film Threat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. Hipes, Patrick (5 August 2019). "Sundance Pic 'Sister Aimee' Acquired By 1091, Will Hit Theaters In September". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. Dry, Jude (20 August 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Trailer: An Evangelist Disappears Herself in Quirky Queer Comedy". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. "Sister Aimee". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. Erbland, Kate (12 March 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Review: She Rivaled the Pope in Fame — Now She Gets a Curious Faux Biopic". IndieWire. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. Frederick, Candice (26 September 2019). "'Sister Aimee' Film Review: Fictionalized Tale of the Evangelist's Disappearance Gets Lost On Its Own Path". TheWrap. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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