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The cast includes Mimi Michaels, Rance Howard, and Kiera Chaplin. Richard Rossi wrote, directed and also acted in the film. Rossi shot the film with a $300.00 consumer camcorder. The movie has a jittery, sepia-toned 1920s motif, employing silent film cards and a period look with a contemporary documentary style. The film was made under a special agreement with the Screen Actor's Guild for experimental films with budgets under $75,000.00 The Guild honored the film with a special best in independent film exhibition as part of the union's SAG Conversations series. Rossi and Rance Howard spoke at the Hollywood event. Rance Howard, born November 17, 1928 in Oklahoma, is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. ... Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is an American actress and model, a grandaughter of Charlie Chaplin and a great-granddaughter of Eugene ONeill. ... Richard Rossi (b. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sepia may refer to any of the following: The genus Sepia of cephalopod, a grouping of cuttlefish. ... The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors in the United States. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... SAG in your may refer to: Screen Actors Guild([1]) Seoul Auto Gallery([2]) SAG Electronics([3]) Society of Australian Genealogists([4]) Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero([5]) This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... ...

Critical response

According to Christianity Today the film "goes much deeper" than previous portrayals of McPherson, including the Disappearance of Aimee, a 1970s television movie starring Faye Dunaway, the Oscar winning Elmer Gantry in which she was played by Jean Simmons, and Rossi's own 2001 documentary Saving Sister Aimee. Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ... Faye Dunaway at Cannes, 2001 Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning actress. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Elmer Gantry is a 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis as well as a 1960 film which tells the story of a con man who teams up with a female evangelist to sell religion to small-town America. ... Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons in Angel Face Jean Merilyn Simmons (born January 31, 1929 in Crouch Hill, London, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress. ...

The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, (the Pentecostal denomination Sister Aimee founded), released a press statement that they do not endorse the film because of Rossi's exploration of McPherson's personal struggles. Other Foursquare ministers have publicly embraced the movie, including Rev. E. C. Donnally, who wrote reviews praising the film's honesty in Charisma magazine (see October, 2005 issue) and Ministries Today (see Nov/Dec. 05 issue). The Angelus Temple, built by Aimee Semple McPherson and dedicated January 1, 1923. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... The term denomination can refer to: A religious denomination A unit of currency (See Denomination (currency)) A naming. ... A news release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... The serve and first two hits in a Four Square game. ... The word charisma (from the Greek word kharisma, gift or divine favor, from kharizesthai, to favor, from kharis, favor), is often used to describe an ability to charm or influence people. ...

External links

• Official film website
• Aimee Semple McPherson at The Internet Movie Database