Diary of an African Nun
(2024, original release: 1977)
Fiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
Women Make Movies, 1977
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
14820219
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
A nun in Uganda is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village. Adapted from a short story by Alice Walker, the film was a deliberate first move by director Julie Dash toward narrative filmmaking, The work precedes and anticipates her acclaimed film Daughters of the Dust
Film
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Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1977
Mode of access: World Wide Web