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Diary of an African Nun (1977)

Diary of an African Nun (1977)

Drama
Release Date: 1977, March 1
Directors: Julie Dash
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Ron Flagge, Barbara Young, Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden, Makini Price, Renee Carraway, Calvin Patterson

Overview:

An African nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.

Keywords:

woman director short film 1970s black and white nun convent (nunnery) novice nunhood