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Once I Was a Beehive

Once I Was a Beehive

A girls camp movie based on thousands of true stories.

20156.31h 59m

Overview

After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new step-cousin at a summer camp for Mormon girls.

Directed by Maclain Nelson
Written by Maclain Nelson
Box Office0Revenue: $733K

Top Cast

Paris Warner

Paris Warner

Lane Speer

Lisa Valentine Clark

Lisa Valentine Clark

Carrie Carrington

H

Hailey Smith

Holly Valentine

Clare Niederpruem

Clare Niederpruem

Bree Carrington

Barta Heiner

Barta Heiner

Nedra

A

Amy Biedel

Audrey Speer

B

Brett Merritt

Tristan Samuelson

Ash Santos

Ash Santos

Paige

Kaley McCormack

Kaley McCormack

Mindy

Ariana Bagley

Ariana Bagley

Myleka

Themes & Keywords

summer campchristianityteen movieteenage girldogmormonchristian filmchristian camp

About Once I Was a Beehive

Once I Was a Beehive is a comedy, drama, family film released in 2015 exploring themes of summer camp, christianity, teen movie, teenage girl, dog, mormon. Directed by Maclain Nelson, it stars Paris Warner, Lisa Valentine Clark, Hailey Smith. After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new step-cousin at a summer camp for Mormon girls.

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