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

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]

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 67% 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. 1 2 3 July, Beandrea (26 September 2019). "'Sister Aimee': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 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. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  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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