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“Sisters of Selma” Documentary — Update
By Sister Julie | January 11, 2007
A while back I wrote about Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change (click here to see my original post). The film is a one-hour documentary produced by Hartfilms in association with Alabama Public Television.
“During the bloody marches of 1965 in Selma, Alabama, a startling new group of leaders joined the battle for civil rights: African American and white Catholic nuns. Nine nuns look back at the events that changed their lives and helped make Selma a turning point for Martin Luther King’s movement and for religious Americans.”
Starting in February which is Black History Month, the film will be aired on PBS Stations. Go to the film’s web site and click on “airdates” in the left menu bar, and then on “broadcast” to see when it might be aired on your local station. You can also see a very compelling video preview in the same window that opens up for “airdates” … click on “video preview”.
I haven’t yet seen the film and am looking forward to it. If you’ve seen the film, please let me know what you think about it.
Topics: justice, peace, care, nuns in print and film |
January 11th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Urge folks to check their local community’s PBS stations schedule for February. In my town it will be shown on PBS on Sunday, Feb. 18 but am not sure that local stations don’t have some leeway on if/when they run network offerings. I know Sr. Antona. She is currently dealing with a chronic illness but doesn’t miss many beats, even with that. She was most unhappy that she had to give up driving last year. She’s quite an inspiration.
January 13th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Thanks for all the positive images of sisters and a reflection of what our lives are really like.
February 9th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I just saw an ad for “The Sisters of Selma” on PBS. It will be shown in the NJ/NY area this Sunday at 10:30pm.
February 9th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for the comments. Yes, do check the Sisters of Selma web site — look for “airdates.” The special is showing in a number of places this month. I couldn’t find it in the Chicago area so I ordered the DVD via the Sisters of Selma web site. On sale for $19.99.
February 12th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I just saw the “Sisters of Selma” last night. To me, the title was a bit misleading. The focus is really much more about the civil rights movement and the Selma march than it is about the sisters and their involvement in it/committment to it. Nonetheless, it does include some short interviews and photos of some of the sisters that were active in that march (especially one of the African-American sisters - which was evidentally VERY rare at that time). I felt the portrayal of the sisters was fairly neutral in tone.
Overall, I found the documentary to be informative.
donna