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Holy War
Director of The Devil’s Light Daniel Stamm talks exorcisms and personal demons
Jacqueline Byers as Sister Ann: on a mission.
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THE LAST EXORCISM director Daniel Stamm is taking another crack at the subject in The Devil’s Light. The supernatural horror follows Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers), a 25-year-old nun convinced that evicting malevolent spirits from people is her calling. That’s an uphill battle, however, considering that the Catholic Church historically only allows male priests to perform such rituals. As Sister Ann slowly proves herself, she comes face to face with a demonic presence that harkens back to her traumatic past… an evil that might finally claim her soul as its own.
“I found myself drawn to the subplot that this woman is going up against the patriarchy that wants to keep her in place,” Stamm tells Red Alert. “But Ann has these powers, or the connection, or something about her, that the church doesn’t know how to tap into. On the one hand, they want to tap into it and use her in the fight against the Devil. On the other hand, their doctrine forbids it.