DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Sister Helen / produced and directed by Rebecca Cammisa & Rob Fruchtman ; R & R Films, Inc.

New York, New York : Distributed by New Video, [2004]

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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NTSC

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" ... [T]his emotionally compelling film is an inspirational and uplifting portrait of a truly colorful and most unusual New York character. Brash, foul-mouthed and no-nonsense, Sister Helen Travis is not your usual saintly soul. A recovering alcoholic who lost her husband and sons to substance abuse, she single-handedly fights her own war on drugs as director of a halfway house for recovering addicts in NYC's South Bronx. Filmmakers Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa vividly capture the complex love/hate relationsip between this tough-as-nails nun and the men who both fear her and rely on her to help them battle their own inner demons ... Sister Helen runs a tight ship in which everyone must obey her rules and the hand that writes them"--Container.

Not rated.

Travis, Helen, Sister, 1930-2000.

Halfway houses -- New York (State) -- New York.

Benedictine nuns -- New York (State) -- New York.

Recovering addicts -- New York (State) -- New York.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Lessner, Lee, interviewee.

Antonetti, Carlos, interviewee.

Armstrong, Major, interviewee.

Oppenheim, Jonathan, film editor.

Weber, Juliet, film editor.

Gentry, Simon, composer.

Cammisa, Rebecca, film producer, film director.

Fruchtman, Rob, film producer, film director.

Travis, Helen, Sister, 1930-2000.

R & R Films, Inc.

New Video Group, film distributor.

Sundance 2002 - Directing Award Documentary

Originally broadcast on HBO in 2001.

Special features: filmmaker commentary by Rob Fruchtman & Rebecca Cammisa; additional scenes; additional interviews; Sundance Awards live; resources; filmmaker biographies.

Editors, Jonathan Oppenheim, Juliet Weber ; original music, Simon Gentry ; directors of photography, Rebecca Cammisa & Rob Fruchtman.

Featuring: Helen Travis, Lee Lessner, Carlos Antonetti, Major Armstrong, Orlando Barrera, Richie Cruz, Gerry Cusack, Carilito Fuentes, Fernando Gonzales, Robert Harvie, Richie Hubschmitt, Gus Johns, Ashley LeStyne, Larry Lingard, Artie Martinez, Raymond McCleary, Manny Mercado, Tony Olivo, Ashish Patel, John Schramm, Steve Sorge, Jeffrey Taylor, Mel Wallman.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

Sundance Film Festival, 2002: Director's Award - Documentary (Rob Fruchtman, Rebecca Cammisa).

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