Once I Was a Beehive (2015)

After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new stepcousin at a summer camp for Latter-day Saint (Mormon) girls.

Director:

Maclain Nelson

Writers:

Maclain Nelson, Maclain Nelson

Stars:

Paris Warner, Lisa Clark, Hailey Smith

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paris Warner	...	Lane Speer
Lisa Clark	...	Carrie Carrington
Hailey Smith	...	Holly Valentine
Clare Niederpruem	...	Bree Carrington
Barta Heiner	...	Nedra
Amy Biedel	...	Audrey Speer
Adam Johnson	...	Robert Speer
Brett Merritt	...	Tristan Samuelson
Allie Jennings	...	Charlotte
Kaley McCormack	...	Mindy
Ariana Bagley	...	Myleka
Ash Santos	...	Paige (as Ashley Santos)
Mila Smith	...	Phoebe Valentine
Audrey Nelson	...	Hannah
Zoe Wilde	...	Mykelle

Storyline

Lane Speer is a 16-year-old girl who spends her family vacations camping in the mountains. She takes the memories for granted until she loses her father to cancer. Only a year later, Lane is still reeling from her father's death as her mother marries a guy that Lane hardly knows - a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. To top it off, while they are on their honeymoon, they arrange to have her stay with her LDS step-aunt who takes her away to a Bible-themed girls' camp with a bunch of young LDS girls. Confronted with memories of camping with her family, she tries to find peace with her new surroundings and deal with her father's death.

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Plot Keywords:

lds film | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief peril

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls Camp

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$48,409, 16 August 2015

Gross USA:

$732,655

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$732,655

Company Credits

Production Co:

Main Dog Productions, Escapology

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Beehives are first year campers. It is the name for the age group of 12-13.

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Quotes

Lane Speer: No good deed goes unpunished.

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Connections

Spoofs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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Soundtracks

I Got Your Back
Performed by Kayliann
Written by Kayliann, Doug Lowe, Robin Grant
Courtesy of Lost Slipper Music, Prize Pic Music, and Saved by the Belle Music
Played during end credits

User Reviews

A Must See

I can't stop thinking about this film and all the individual talent that came together to make it. Maclain Nelson writes and directs an eloquent script that guides audiences through the delicate subject of death and adolescence, with an excellent pulse on todays young culture. Joel Remke's cinematography stands out, as his work holds the best of a feature and an indie film's attributes; be that his choice in dolly shots, playful angles, organic zooms and movements. There are scenes of Utah that are forever forged into my mind, thanks to this cinematography. Composer Michael Lee Bishop and the sound department brought their many talents to this film. This heartfelt journey was smartly orchestrated by editor Kristi Shimek. Her comical cuts and emotional rhythm to the film where refreshing, and made all the difference. There was a scene in which the audience was quietly crying and while Paris Warner's performance was lovely, it was clearly Shimek's editing that held the audience in tears. Mary Pickford is quoted for saying, "Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people want to go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise." As far as acting goes, actress Paris Warner is a natural. Whatever she is doing, keep with it, because her tender and raw performance has a way of pulling you in, scene after scene. Such a talented cast, I wish there were more time to show off the campers's personalities. Actresses Kaley McCormack Allie Jennings have a bright comical future ahead of them.