A NUN'S HABIT WINS SPECIAL JURY PRIZE IN TRENTO!
2 September 2009
RELIGION TODAY Film Festival, Rome/Trento October 2009
WINNER! SPECIAL JURY AWARD - Religion Today Film Festival [held from 14 to 24 October in 5 Italian cities: Trento, Rome, Bolzano/Bozen, Bassano, Nomadelfia].
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www.religionfilm.com/homeENG.htm
A Nun's New Habit is screening in Trento tonight as part of a double with the latest feature by acclaimed Iranian Director, Rasoul Sadrameli (Every Night, Loneliness - awarded Best Feature Film and winner of two other awards at Religion Today 2009)
Italian public broadcaster, RAI has expressed strong interest - a RAI Producer saying
that the film is incredibly powerful on refugees and that it's really relevant to Europeans ...
Director, Robyn Hughan, has just been asked to screen A Nun's New Habit at the:
- Jewish International Film Festival, Jerusalem
- Dharka International Film Festival, Bangladesh
- Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Tehran
A Nun's New Habit follows the story of Sister Carmel Wauchope, a sister of the Good Samaritans who resides in the outback town of Whyalla, not far from the recently closed Baxter detention centre. Sister Carmel kicked off her habit some 20 years ago. However, her current habit, the plight of refugees who have been detained in the detention centre and the ongoing psychological damage and trauma suffered after their release is arguably just as profound.