Collection ONF
Poverty, Chastity, Obedience
200252 min 1 secFilm: Documentaire
Réalisation: Cornelia Principe
Production: Andrea Nemtin (PCO Films Inc.)Silva Basmajian (National Film Board of Canada)Cornelia Principe (PCO Films Inc.)
Produced by PCO Films Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada in association with TVOntario, with the assistance of SCN, KNET, Vision TV, the Government of Canada and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Rogers Top Up Funding and Rogers Telefund.
Joanne O'Regan is at a crossroads. At 35, she's unhappy at work and unfulfilled by her day-to-day life. Far from prudish, Joanne socializes, smokes, drinks and isn't thrilled about the secondary role women play in the Catholic Church. Yet God has called her.
After discovering an affinity with the Sisters of St. Martha, whose vision encompasses service and community involvement, she accepts - but not without reservations. Before taking the ultimate leap of faith, Joanne is forced to confront her demons, her motivation, and her family and friends.
Joanne's personal struggle is juxtaposed with the crisis confronting the convent today. Once considered a traditional calling for young women, life as a nun is now a radical choice, as revealed by dwindling recruits. Sister Susan Kidd of Toronto's Congregation of Notre Dame confesses that despite a costly two-month national advertising campaign, they didn't net a single response.
In a penetrating montage of direct cinema, historical imagery and video diary, Poverty, Chastity, Obedience dives into the psyche of modern society and asks whether we need money to feel successful, sex to express love, and control to feel empowered.
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Catégories de sujets
- Religion et Philosophie > Église catholiquePortraits
- Société > Religion et Éthique
- Femmes > Vie religieuse et SpiritualitéSexualité et Reproduction
Générique
- réalisateur
- Cornelia Principe
- producteur
- Andrea Nemtin
- Silva Basmajian
- directeur documentaire
- Rudy Buttignol
- coproducteur
- Cornelia Principe
- monteur
- Steve Weslak
- directeur de la photographie
- Zoe Dirse
- musique originale
- Cathy Nosaty
- enregistrement sonore
- Justine Pimlott
- caméra additionnelle
- Michael Grippo
- Peter Walker
- Dean Brousseau
- Naomi Wise
- Cornelia Principe
- enregistrement sonore supplémentaire
- Peter Sawade
- Arthur McKay
- David Drainie Taylor
- Adrian Tucker
- Alex Salter
- Pete Lawlor
- Stuart French
- assistant de production
- Katie McKenna
- Bryn Hughes
- Cicely McWilliams
- recherche
- Cornelia Principe
- Concetta Principe
- Danyelle Lauren Boiley
- assistant monteur
- Timothy Pocius
- Colin Mackie
- montage son
- Grant Edmonds
- mixage son
- Scott Purdy
- monteur en ligne
- Timothy Pocius
- photographie de plateau
- Vince Peitropaulo
Prix et récompenses
- Mention d'honneur - catégorie: Questions socialesFestival international du film et de la vidéo