Independent Lens
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
Helping others in her community prepare for the unknown even as she was dying of cancer, the ever-unconventional Sister Úna inspired people to live into their death.
Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change
Catholic nuns helped make Selma a turning point for the civil rights movement and change the role of the Catholic church in America.
- Series
- PBS Plus Presentation
- Premiere Date
- February 1, 2007
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer/Director
Jayasri Majumdar Hart
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The Film
During the bloody marches of 1965 in Selma, Alabama, a startling new group of leaders joined the battle for civil rights: African American and white Catholic nuns. Nine nuns look back at the events that changed their lives and helped make Selma a turning point for Martin Luther King's movement and for religious Americans.
