
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-them... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Once I Was a Beehive.
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe movie has an infectious optimism that, for a viewer, translates into pure joy. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Josh TerryOnce I Was a Beehive is a film that benefits greatly from its core casting. Both Warner and Smith are strong in their roles, pushing past easy characterizations to bring out some very honest moments. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. Means[Director Maclain] Nelson fills "Once I Was a Beehive" with plenty of humor, poking gentle fun at camp quirks while also admiring the spirit of togetherness camping imparts to the girls. |
| Willamette WeekAmy WolfeWith spiritual bonding activities, like rolling into camp on Noah's ark, and keeping-the-faith motivational messages, the movie is a religious diatribe of biblical proportions. |
| Common Sense MediaGrace MontgomeryReligious camp comedy is hokey but heartfelt and fun. |
| Arizona RepublicKerry LengelLike all faith-based films, it’s preaching to the choir. But as cinematic sins go, Hollywood regularly commits worse. |
| Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiIt is an unabashedly good-natured film that doesn’t ram its religious ideology down your throat. |
| User ReviewDevin%20 DGreat movie loved it! I've watched it about 7 times. Amazing cinematography in my opinion |
| User ReviewDavis Diana BOne of the best movies I've ever seen! Fantastic writing and directing throughout! Great acting! Lots of surprises! Davis |
| User ReviewDinesh PI loved it! I laughed and cried. Thank you for creating such a heartfelt and lighthearted movie. I would love to watch more movies like this one. |