Directed by Julie Dash
A nun in Uganda weighs the emptiness she finds in her supposed union with Christ. Adapted from a short story by Alice Walker, the film was a bold first move by its director toward narrative filmmaking. Its graphic simplicity and pantomimed performance by Barbara O. Jones give it an intensity that anticipates Julie Dash’s work on Daughters of the Dust.
Producer: Julie Dash. Based on the short story by: Alice Walker. Cinematographer: Orin Mitchell. Editor: Julie Dash. With: Barbara O. Jones, Barbara Young, Makimi Price, Ron Flagge, Renee Carraway.
16mm, b/w, 15 min.
Restored from the 16mm A/B roll b/w duplicate negative (blown up from Super 8 reversal camera original) and the 16mm original track negative. Laboratory services by NT Picture and Sound, Audio Mechanics, and Fotokem. Special thanks to Vivalce, Shawn Jones.
