(Jayasri Hart, US 2007, 57 min., Beta-SP projection)
During the Civil Rights movement, several groups of Catholic nuns from around the country answered Dr. Martin Luther King’s call to join the voting rights marches in Selma, Alabama. Hosting them in Selma were Rochester’s own Sisters of Saint Joseph. These sisters had quietly served the needs of African Americans in segregated Selma until they found themselves engulfed in the drama of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965. In this powerful and unabashedly spiritual new documentary, the sisters who came to Selma and the sisters who were there tell their own stories–backed by a supporting cast of Selma citizens. This premiere screening will be presented in person by producer/director Jayasri Hart and several of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. A question and answer session will follow the screening. Regular admission prices apply.
To read more about Sisters of Selma, go to:
http://pressroom.pbs.org/programs/sisters_of_selma
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