The subject matter: power-based violence & sexual assault in the Catholic Church
The film:
Nuns vs. The Vatican
She was a nun. He was a world-renowned priest and artist, the “Michelangelo” of the modern Catholic Church, courted by Popes and cardinals. In Nuns vs. The Vatican, Gloria’s jaw-dropping sexual abuse story is just the beginning as nuns start to break decades of silence, exposing a system built to protect power.
The nonprofit:
BishopAccountability.org
BishopAccountability.org is the largest public information resource dedicated to documenting the Catholic clergy abuse crisis and the institutional cover-up. The organization gathers and makes publicly accessible hundreds of thousands of pages of court documents, news articles, and secret church archives, acting as a crucial historian for the survivor movement. Its comprehensive databases profile accused clergy and bishops involved in misconduct, and serve as an essential tool for survivors, journalists, scholars, and law enforcement.
Subject Matter will match every donation made at DOC NYC, up to $5,000.
Nuns vs. The Vatican received a $25,000 grant to reach more audiences and support their impact and outreach efforts. Bishop Accountability received a $25,000 grant to support their archive and on-going documentation to ensure transparency in the Catholic clergy abuse crisis and hold bishops accountable for their role in the cover-up
The Filmmakers & Nonprofit Leaders
