A Nun’s New Habit

General Information

Author/Creator
Hughan, Robyn, director.
Language
English.
Published
Australia : Emergint, 2009.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (56 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00004322

Contents/Summary

Summary
Sister Carmel Wauchope, a sister of the Good Samaritans resides in the outback town of Whyalla, Australia, not far from the former Baxter detention centre. She is no longer required to wear a habit (specific nun clothing) however, out of passion and conviction, she replaced her former religious clothes with a new form of commitment – fight to help the plight of refugees who have been detained in the detention centre and heal their ongoing psychological damage and trauma suffered once they are released. The film provides a fascinating profile of an ordinary religious sister with extraordinary compassion for some of the most marginalized people in Australian society – the refugees and asylum seekers - and shows in intimacy a world seldom seen.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Duration: 00:56:00
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2718Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2718
(HU_OSA_00004322.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format