Diary of an African Nun

Name: Diary of an African Nun
Director: Julie Dash
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-03-01
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 6.441
Cast: Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden

Directed by Julie Dash

Drama

19770h 16m6.4

Overview

An African nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.