Lifetime's "Line Sisters" Is a Scary Exploration of Sorority Sisterhood

The film is a refreshing return to Lifetime39s popular mysteryhorror genre with its vocally talented cast adding a lot of music to the project along with an evertimely exploration of the risks surrounding hazing rituals quotI think jumping over the hurdle of fear and doing my first horror film was the draw for mequot Luckett pictured at top recently explained while promoting the film quotVal was kind of close to home because she had a real chill personality and seemed to be the one that everyone is drawn to confide in She tried to take care of everybody and I kind of see that in myself sometimes Sometimes too much So for me being a part of a horror film was like 39Oh my god I39m going to do it39 And I39ve always wanted to be a part of a sorority I think this is the closest I39m ever going to getquot Sidora Jones SheardKelly and Luckett are pictured below left to rightThe rest of the cast agreed quotI get to be a sorority sister Okay cool I39m inquot said Jones quotMy character Simone is from Chicago and very similar to my background a little rough around the edges and always being reckless So I was like 39Why not Sure39quotIt was my dream being in a sororityquot Sidora chimed in quotAlso working with African American women and that we can come together in sisterhood I think that39s something powerful to be a part of and showcase Any time I get an opportunity to work alongside beautiful women I definitely jump on it My character Dominique is a lot of fun She39s quirky she loves her Palo Santos and meditation I felt connected to her positivity I felt that was a place I was at in my life so I gravitated to her instantlyquotquotI wanted to be a part of the sorority tooquot added SheardKelly quotMy character is a woman of faith and so am I So I was the one that was praying the sisters through because that39s usually what I39m doing And I39m a women39s empowerment advocate so that was really my thing too These women are amazing I was excited to just glean from each and every one of themquotWhile some of the leads had worked together before the camaraderie between all was instant It came in handy while filming the precarious predicaments the stars found themselves in some resulting in real terror quotThere39s a water scenequot recalled SheardKelly quotI think all of the sisters could swim but I couldn39t I kept looking back at them like 39Y39all going to help me out39 I was really nervous I39d just lost my grandfather to COVID so I really drew that passion and that fearquotquotFor me it was the snake scenequot Sidora exclaimed quotI thought it was going to be a robotic prop When they brought that thing out I was like 39Wait a minute39 I39ve never done a horror movie so this is my introduction with a snake That scream and that reaction amp8230 that was all 100 percent real because I was absolutely scaredquotquotThere39s a scene towards the end in a basementquot Luckett recalled quotIt was such a dark moment and I remember before we started shooting how everybody settled into their space and character It was super quiet and you just heard us all weeping I think everybody was having their own thing going on but I feel like that was one of the most emotional scenes for all of usquotScares and emotions aside the film39s stars were elated to have had the shared experience of working together Luckett summed it up perfectly quotIt39s having a tribe that you can trustquot she mused of the cast39s formed sisterhood quotHaving a group of women that you can be there for be your true self with be transparent with and know that they got you good or bad I like showing up to be that for someone and knowing that I got itquotI feel in the short amount of time we were together that we were there for each otherquot she added in closing quotAny time we needed each other or wanted to talk about something I could trust them and in that moment I was in the trust tree and in a safe spacequotLine Sisters will be telecast Saturday February 12 8 pm on LifetimeClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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