Woods Hole Film Festival 2009

The image of the Catholic nun brings to mind a lot of things. Each person has their own view, but there is a collective sense about these women - that they are not like the rest of us. That they are so driven by great faith and devotion to the Church that we cannot relate to them. As the Church continues to play a role in a number of controversial areas of modern life, the nun in her habit stands as a symbol of the Church's positions on everything from abortion to war. In the process, she loses her own identity, her own thoughts and opinions, in the eyes of the rest of us. 'Women of Faith' is a film that seeks to pull back the veil and allow women with intimate knowledge of the Church to speak their minds about everything from homosexuality to women's ordination to the Church's role in Latin America. Interviews include several active and contemplative nuns, a former lesbian nun, and a woman who became an illicit Roman Catholic priest in the face of possible excommunication.