Band of Sisters is CultureMap Houston's pick of the week
August 5, 2013 at 1:29 pm
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Houston Chronicle: Filmmaker explores inspiring lives of American nuns
July 26, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Diane Cowen, religion and food editor for the Houston Chronicle, interviews director Mary Fishman about her reasons for making the film, how it's been received, and how she was transformed in the process.
San Francisco Chronicle picks Band of Sisters for "96 Hours" weekend review
July 18, 2013 at 3:56 pm
G. Allen Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle chose Band of Sisters as one of 3 films recommended for the weekend of July 18-22. The other two films were the classic Being There by Hal Ashby (1979) and Jeff Von Ward's entertaining documentary The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette review: "charming, informative and thought-provoking"
May 31, 2013 at 11:07 am
Des Moines Register: Catholic nuns increasingly becoming new face of resistance
May 9, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Rehka Basu of the Des Moines Register attended the screening of Band of Sisters at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on May 5th and wrote an article about the film, progressive nuns and the role of churches in social justice activism. Link to the article: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130508/BASU/305080051/1036
Held over in Seattle AGAIN!
April 22, 2013 at 1:50 pm
We did well this past weekend on a hold-over, so Seattle's Northwest Film Forum will be bringing Band of Sisters back for a third weekend. Screenings on Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28 at 3 & 5 PM. Tell all your friends in Seattle they've got another chance to see Band of Sisters at the Northwest Film Forum!
Seattle Times review: "Fresh...striking...revealing"
April 17, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Times-Picayune plugs "Band of Sisters" opening in New Orleans
April 3, 2013 at 9:34 am
LCWR on 60 Minutes this Sunday, March 17
March 15, 2013 at 8:19 pm
Don't miss "60 Minutes" this Sunday, for a segment on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the Vatican's critique of them in a "doctrinal assessment" issued April 18, 2012. The segment is called "American nuns speak out" and has been in production since last summer. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57574635/american-nuns-speak-out/
Beacon-News highlights film and work of sisters
March 6, 2013 at 10:10 am
Denise Crosby, of the Chicago Sun-Times, attended a screening and panel at Rosary High School in Aurora on March 2 and was very impressed with the work of Sisters Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch, who she dubs "celebs."