Sister Helen
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AVDVD 362.1786 SISTEROn Shelf
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Published
Burlington, VT : Docurama ;, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
076706660X
UPC
767685964736

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 2001.
General Note
Special features: filmmaker commentary by Rob Fruchtman & Rebecca Cammisa; additional scenes; additional interviews; Sundance Awards live; resources; filmmaker biographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Rebecca Cammisa, Rob Fruchtman, Peter Pearce ; editors, Jonathan Oppenheim, Juliet Weber ; original music composer, Simon Gentry.
Participants/Performers
Interviews with: Helen Travis, Lee Lessner, Carlos Antonetti, Major Armstrong, Orlando Barrera, Richie Cruz, Gerry Cusack, Carilito Fuentes, Fernando Gonzales, Robert Harvie, Richie Hubschmitt, Gus Johns, Ashley LeStyne, Larry Lingard, Artie Martinez, Raymond McCleary, Manny Mercado, Tony Olivo, Ashish Patel, John Schramm, Steve Sorge, Jeffrey Taylor, Mel Wallman.
Description
In 1986, at the age of 56, Helen Travis became a Benedictine Sister after she lost her husband and both her sons to substance abuse. Two years later, in New York City, she opened a halfway house for recovering male addicts.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival, 2002: Director's Award - Documentary (Rob Fruchtman, Rebecca Cammisa).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cammisa, R., Fruchtman, R., Travis, H., Lessner, L., Antonetti, C., Armstrong, M., Barrera, O., Pearce, P., & Gentry, S. (2004). Sister Helen . Docurama ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rebecca. Cammisa et al.. 2004. Sister Helen. Docurama.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rebecca. Cammisa et al.. Sister Helen Docurama, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cammisa, Rebecca., et al. Sister Helen Docurama ;, 2004.

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