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Spirituality & Practice review
Reviewed by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25503
Band of Sisters selected for the Milwaukee Film Festival!
We are thrilled to premiere in Milwaukee, and so happy to be screening in the exciting Milwaukee Film Festival. We're screening on Sept. 30, Oct. 6 and Oct. 9. For more information about the screenings, and to purchase tickets: Milwaukee Film Festival
Band of Sisters is CultureMap Houston's pick of the week
Houston Chronicle: Filmmaker explores inspiring lives of American nuns
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
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"
Des Moines Register: Catholic nuns increasingly becoming new face of resistance
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!
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!