Screening and discussion of 'Band of Sisters' to be held Feb. 21 | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Screening and discussion of 'Band of Sisters' to be held Feb. 21 Screening and discussion of 'Band of Sisters' to be held Feb. 21 Published: February 18, 2013 Author: Michael O. Garvey “Band of Sisters” “Band of Sisters,” a film directed and produced by 1982 University of Notre Dame alumna Mary Fishman, will be shown Feb. 21 (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Presented by Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Center for Social Concerns and the performing arts center, the screening will be followed by a discussion led by Fishman and moderated by Kathleen Cummings, director of the Cushwa Center. Admission is $7 for the general public, $5 for seniors and $4 for students, and tickets are available online here. The film examines the experiences and tells the stories of more than a dozen nuns from various Catholic religious orders across the United States. Many of these women have been active and prominently engaged in contemporary social movements for civil rights, peace and labor rights. Fishman said she wanted to make a film that captured what she considers a watershed moment in the Church and that moment’s impact on nuns. “Vatican II was the spark that showed the Church isn’t just the hierarchy, it’s the people,” she said. "Sisters from all over the country were inspired to work directly with those who needed their help. These faith-filled people became the most vibrant part of the Church who went on to get people excited and passionate about doing God’s work and creating real change.” “Band of Sisters” is Fishman’s filmmaking debut. Having grown up in Chicago, she graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in architecture and French, and she has practiced as an architect in Chicago, southern California and Strasbourg, France. She worked for a time in historic preservation and zoning for the city of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development before leaving that job to pursue a career in film. After taking film courses at Columbia College and Chicago Filmmakers, she began work on “Band of Sisters” in 2004, joining her love of movies with her desire to work for social justice. Contact: Heather Grennan Gary, 574-631-4696, hgary@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn