Conviction
Directed by Brenda Truelson Fox
Co-Produced by Robin Truesdale and Denise Gentilini
Edited by Robin Truesdale
2006
Three Dominican sisters saw it as their duty, mission, religious calling to break into a missile silo in Colorado, chant, pour their own blood and land in jail for their beliefs. For these women, bringing attention to the atrocities of nuclear weapons was a sacred act; for the U.S. government, it was something much different. The nuns trespassed on federal property and criticized our national defense. The religious right labeled them fanatics; the left called them Joans of Arc; and the justice system convicted them of sabotage and sentenced them each to several years in federal prison.
43 min.
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FESTIVALS:
Telluride Mountainfilm, “Must See” Award
Frozen and River Film Festival, “People’s Choice” Award
Boulder Adventure Film Festival
Rome International Film Festival
Taos Film Festival