Sister Helen
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rebecca Cammisa
Julie Anderson
Alex Aurichio
Rebecca Cammisa
Rebecca Cammisa
Rob Fruchtman
Film Details
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Synopsis
Sister Helen is not your average nun. In fact, there is nothing average about this story. After the death of her husband and two sons, Helen got herself sober and joined the Benedictine order of nuns. Though in her late sixties, she opened a private home for recovering addicts and alcoholics in the South Bronx, where she lives, along with twenty-one men. To live there, they must obey her rules, including on-demand urine samples, adhere to strict curfews, participate in community service, and attend house meetings at her discretion--no "ifs," "ands," or "buts." Call it tough love. The men respect and fear her--for she is one tough lady. Documentarians Rob Fruchtman & Rebecca Cammisa lived at the Center for months to get the most in-depth possible account of life there.
Crew
Julie Anderson
Alex Aurichio
Rebecca Cammisa
Rebecca Cammisa
Rob Fruchtman
Rob Fruchtman
Simon Gentry
Lisa Heller
Andrew Holbrooke
Sheila Nevins
Jonathan Oppenheim
Peter Pearce
Scott Sinkler
Juliet Weber
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2002 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement (Documentary) by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 24, 2003
Released in United States January 2002
Released in United States November 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 28, 2004
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.
Aired as part of Cinemax's Reel Life documentary series.
Aired on Cinemax November 18, 2003.
Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.)
Released in United States Fall October 24, 2003
Released in United States November 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 28, 2004
