We Are Here(2019)
We Are Here follows the Manchester House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - a worldwide order of Queer nuns whose motto is to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.
Family comes in many shapes and sizes. And this family are bound by the urge to make change. This film follows individuals from an international order of queer nuns as they live their lives, just a little larger than most. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence stand proudly across the globe as a beacon of self-acceptance and self-expression, but not everyone agrees with their message. The judgement they face may be challenging but their intentions are clear: to spread joy, end stigmatic guilt and do it all in a habit.
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Family comes in many shapes and sizes. And this family are bound by the urge to make change. This film follows individuals from an international order of queer nuns as they live their lives, just a little larger than most. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence stand proudly across the globe as a beacon of self-acceptance and self-expression, but not everyone agrees with their message. The judgement they face may be challenging but their intentions are clear: to spread joy, end stigmatic guilt and do it all in a habit.
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2019-05-14
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We Are Here follows the Manchester House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - a worldwide order of Queer nuns whose motto is to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.
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