Inquiring Nuns

(1968) dir Gordon Quinn, Jerry Temaner w/Sister Marie Arne, Sister Mary Campion [66 min, 16mm]

Featuring the first credited score by Philip Glass, INQUIRING NUNS follows two Catholic nuns as they crisscross the streets of Chicago in 1967 asking people, “Are you happy?” Operating from a manifesto of ‘Cinematic Social Inquiry’ this little-seen cinéma vérité gem captures the attitudes, fears, and dreams of everyday Chicagoans, giving audiences and researchers insight into the political and social climate of 1960’s America.