Sister Helen

Sister Helen

DVD - 2004

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.

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Subjects
Travis, Helen.
Halfway houses > New York (State) > New York.
Benedictine nuns > New York (State) > New York.
Recovering addicts > New York (State) > New York.
Documentary films.
Published
Burlington, VT : New York, NY : Docurama ; Distributed by New Video [2004], c2001.
Language
English
Other Authors
Rob Fruchtman (-), Rebecca Cammisa, Helen Travis, Simon Gentry
Item Description
Originally broadcast on television in 2001.
Special features: filmmaker commentary by Rob Fruchtman & Rebecca Cammisa; deleted scenes; additional interviews; Sundance Awards live; resources; filmmaker biographies.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Audience
MPAA rating: not rated.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival, 2002: Director's Award - Documentary (Rob Fruchtman, Rebecca Cammisa).
Production Credits
Cinematography, Rebecca Cammisa, Rob Fruchtman, Peter Pearce ; editors, Jonathan Oppenheim, Juliet Weber ; original music composer, Simon Gentry.
ISBN
9780767066600
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