Mimi Sagadin Makes Sundance Debut With “Return to the Hiding Place”

The Official Red Carpet Premiere of Return to the Hiding Place, hosted by the Bel Air Film Festival in Park City, Utah, has a sold out screening!

This moving Christian film is the first in the festival’s history to win in three categories: Best Jury Feature Film, Cinematography and Directing. Bel Air FF planners hand-selected Return to the Hiding Place to be their premiere film at Sundance in 2014!

Mimi Sagadin’s red carpet arrival with her fellow cast members and director will mark her first Sundance experience.

Emmy-nominated John Rhys-Davies and Mimi Sagadin. Photo courtesy of Spencer Productions.

She stars in the movie as the well-known Dutch hero of the Holocaust Corrie ten Boom alongside Emmy-nominated John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings trilogy, Indiana Jones) who plays Eusi, a rabbi from Amsterdam, who Corrie ten Boom aids in hiding from the Gestapo lead Nazi Party.

“This film is critical for our culture today… I’m so proud to be involved in this picture” states Sagadin’s co-star John Rhys Davies about the 9-festival-winning film. Corrie ten Boom’s personal assistant Pam Rosewell Moore commented “I felt like I was with Corrie all over again…” after seeing Sagadin’s portrayal of her friend.

John Rhys-Davies as Eusi, David Jenkins as Hans Poley, and Mimi Sagadin as Corrie ten Boom. Photo courtesy of Spencer Productions.

Mimi’s acting career began when she trained in improv at Chicago’s infamous Second City, and since then she has starred in over 40 projects including Ron Howard’s The Dilemma with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Connelly, Side Effects with Katherine Heigl.

Mimi leads two, true-story feature films: Return to the Hiding Place and biographical romantic dramedy Princess Cut, releasing 2015.

“Mimi’s work as an actress in Return to the Hiding Place has that old-school, raw craftsmanship which transcends you as an audience to authentically experience life during the pressures of that era,” says Jenn Gotzon, Sagadin’s co-star in Princess Cut who has also worked with the same Oscar-winning director, Ron Howard.

Mimi Sagadin in "Return to the Hiding Place." Photo courtesy of Spencer Productions.

Mimi’s passion began at age 8, though it wasn’t until Sagadin was in her 30’s when her best friend, actress Maggie Malone, urged her to pursue her dream. Several-years later, while playing a minor role in Chicago’s stage play The Hiding Place, the cast was offered the opportunity to audition for the film.

In 2010, sisters Barbara and Karen Divisek cast Mimi Sagadin to play Corrie ten Boom in Return to the Hiding Place. One triple-crown winning film later, Sagadin is fulfilling her mission to perform in stories that bring hope to our culture.

Interesting in seeing the film? Watch the inspiring trailer Return to the Hiding Place – Official Trailer

Want to discover another amazing Christian movie? Check out Son Of God – Official Movie Trailer