An Easter Bloom
Movie Details:
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Release date | March 30, 2024 |
| Running time | 1hr 24min |
| Age rating | TV-G |
| Starring | Aimee Teegarden Benjamin Hollingsworth Frances Flanagan Robyn Bradley P. Lynn Johnson |
| Directed by | Anthony C. Metchie |
| Written by | Michael Grimm |
| Produced by | John Prince |
| Cinematography by | Shawn Seifert |
| Edited by | Gordon Rempel |
| Music by | Irving Victoria |
| Casting By | Tara Bell-Irving Jackie Lind |
| Production Design by | Ali Tavasoli |
| Art Direction by | Toby Sharon Lee |
| Set Decoration by | Cory Warren |
| Costume Design by | Oneil Drummond |
| Filming locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Filming dates | Jan 9, 2024 – Jan 29, 2024 |
| Production Company | Timeless Pictures |
| Distributor | Hallmark Channel (United States, 2024)(TV) Crown Media International Distribution (World-wide, 2024) W Network (Canada, 2024)(TV) |
Cast & Characters:
- Aimee Teegarden as Amanda
- Scarlett Tupper as Young Amanda
- Benjamin Hollingsworth as Derrick
- Frances Flanagan as Lori
- Sophie Sedlacek as Young Lori
- Robyn Bradley as Grace
- Laura Adkin as Young Grace
- P. Lynn Johnson as Constance
- Avril Nickolls as Young Constance
- Eva Tavares as Effie
- Jesse Moss as Craig
- Jennifer Oleksiuk as Tiff
- Drew Henderson as Samuel
- Grant Vlahovic as Dan
- Lily Yawson as Gladys
- Cadence Compton as Little Girl
- Stefania Indelicato as Competition Announcer
- Madeleine Kelders as Competition Judge
- Robert Egger as Tom
- Kazuko Arthur as Lacey
- Alozie LaRose as Teen Boy
- David Russell James as Grieving Dad
Storyline:
Amanda Raymond moved back to her family’s flower farm after her father Craig Raymond’s passing a year ago. That milestone not only was to help her mother Grace Raymond run the farm, but led to her turning her back on the church for God taking her father away from them. Amanda and Grace are facing problems this Easter season, one of their most economically profitable seasons of the year, with the unseasonable cold weather meaning no flowers yet. Behind on the mortgage payment, they are at risk of losing the farm, Craig’s legacy. While Craig was the floral designer in the family, Amanda, who has no training or natural ability at such, works toward a Hail Mary in planning to enter the annual Easter statewide flower arranging competition, the $20,000 first prize which would tie them over financially. The only reason why Amanda is considering it is because Lori Matthews, a trained now retired florist who has just moved to town and who Amanda helped out of a bind in their first meeting, has offered to be her teacher. Many of Lori’s lessons take them away from the floral table, sometimes to the church where her son Derrick Matthews is the new pastor, that initial entrance back into the church still being a painful one for Amanda. Both Lori and Derrick are facing their own demons, one which Lori may have to face in moving to town, and one Derrick has run away from in moving to town. In the process of the floral competition, their collective issues may come to a head as Amanda and Derrick start to fall for each other.