Uniform Title Breaking silence (Motion picture : 1993) Title Breaking silence : the story of the sisters at DeSales Heights / Silent Heart Productions ; writer/director, Susan Pointon ; producer, Tommie Dell Smith

Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, 59 min.) : sound, color Summary This documentary follows twelve elderly nuns preparing to face the outside world for the first time due to the closing of their 150-year-old monastery. Reveals important questions about how societal pressures change roles and lives, particularly for women, the elderly, and religious communities Notes Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993 Credits Videographer, Ann Alter ; editor, Robert Richardson, Jr. ; music, John Michael Talbot Notes In English, with optional captions in English Online resource; title from title frames (viewed December 29, 2020) Subject Visitation Nuns. SUBJECT Visitation Nuns. fast (OCoLC)fst00600431 Subject Nuns -- West Virginia -- Parkersburg Nuns -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Case studies Monastic and religious life of women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies Older women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Case studies Monastic and religious life of women. Nuns. Nuns -- Social conditions. United States. West Virginia -- Parkersburg. Genre/Form Case studies. Documentary films. History. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires. Vidéos sur Internet. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Form Streaming video Author Pointon, Susan, film director, screenwriter. Smith, Tommie Dell, film producer Talbot, John Michael, composer. Silent Heart Productions, production company Kanopy (Firm), film distributor.

Other Titles Story of the sisters at DeSales Heights

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