DeLoach traveled country in an RV
“‘Five More Minutes’ is a movie about hope and faith in the face of loss and grief,” said Nikki DeLoach, who stars in the Hallmark movie inspired by Scotty McCreery’s hit song of the same name. “I lost my dad three months ago, so while this movie was emotionally hard for me, it was very healing and a way to honor my dad. We filmed in Vancouver, which is one of my favorite cities. I have spent a great deal of time working in Canada and I always love it. The people are so kind and wonderful. And Vancouver is absolutely gorgeous.” “Five More Minutes” will premiere Nov. 20 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel.
Q: What kind of trips have you taken during this pandemic?
A: In the last two years, my family has been to almost every state in the United States of America, plus we drove up to Vancouver and across Canada to Winnipeg. We have been on so many adventures. We rented an RV on one of the cross-country trips. We started at the Grand Canyon, then went to Meteor Crater in Arizona and White Sands in New Mexico. My oldest wanted to go to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, so we stopped in Selma and walked the bridge. We spent weeks and months in Vancouver and Winnipeg, Minnesota, Montana, Georgia, Connecticut and Oxnard. The biggest challenge was doing Zoom school while
driving across country in an RV. The whole experience brought our family closer together. We will never forget it.
Q: Do you feel that a film’s location can be an integral character?
A: I think for some projects that is absolutely correct. I did a movie in Istanbul, Turkey, years ago and that city was essential for telling that story. It was one of the most interesting work experiences I’ve ever had. We did a scene where I was being chased by the Turkish police. We had actors dressed in actual Turkish police uniforms. The chase started inside the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world. The vendors inside the market actually thought I was being chased by real police and they captured me and held me on the ground. I fought them, trying to get away. My arm was dislocated, and my sweater ripped. The assistant directors caught up to me and told
them we were filming a movie. But we were able to film an entire chase sequence on the roof of the Grand Bazaar. To this day, I don’t know that I’ve ever shot something that was so cool.
Q: Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A: I love Big Sur. There is something so special about that area of the country. We love to escape to Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley. If we are in the mood for the beach, we go to Oxnard or Santa Barbara. My kids love camping and fishing. There are so many incredible campgrounds throughout the West Coast.
Q: Where do you enjoy spending your holidays?
A: I like to go to our family farm in South Georgia to be with my family for Christmas. There’s nowhere else in the world I would want to be.