VEIL
44’
A documentary by Irene Felici
Veil is the story of a woman. A woman who has chosen to be a cloistered nun. The approach to a choice, the religious one, imposes “conventions” and“rules” of life in a time, like today, where the physical and inner appearance seems to be the basis of everyday life, an appearance also regulated by the unrestrained use of new media. The photographic medium will then be exploited to represent a figure - female in this case - different. However, the point of arrival will not be the analysis of the religious theme. This will be used only as a means, objective testimony, and instrument of the story. The goal is to understand how a person can find freedom even in choosing a certain way of life; for these women, it is a life free from preconceptions, conditioning, and daily space-time coordinates; it is a life made of essentiality. Therefore, it is a life of the cloister, consisting only apparently of rules and renunciations.
AWARDS
MATIFF - Matera International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Madonie Film Festival
Best Documentary
Christian Georgia Film Online Feb2022
Honorable Mention
SELECTIONS
Ischia Global Film & Music Fest
Florence International Film Festival
Mente Locale - Italy
WIFFEN - Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria
Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival
Christian Georgia Film Online
The Paus Premieres Festival
Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network
South Italy International Film Festival
Cortintelvi - Italy
Women's Canvas - Festival Of Films