Ready to get the hell scared out of you with a good ‘ol fashioned possession story? The twist here is that Sister Ann gets in on the exorcism action. As the church appoints priests as exorcists, it’s typically men who get to have all the fun. We don’t have a slew of movies about the likes of St. Catherine of Siena and her exorcism exploits, so Sister Ann’s on-screen journey is a welcome one.
Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? With a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. These schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, believed to be possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago.
We caught up with Prey For The Devil director Daniel Stamm, and stars Jacqueline Byers and Christian Navarro to chat about possession films, and the power of placing a female exorcist at the center of the story.
Prey for the Devil is now playing in theaters.
