Pat Murphy

Lizzie Borden’s incendiary work of feminist provocation and grungy, science-fiction futurism is charged with the energy of revolution. Born in Flames is both a vital time capsule of 1980s pre-gentrification New York and a disruptive, timely film that speaks so clearly to our discordant present.

In the turbulent 1960s, Catholic sisters in the U.S. follow the spirit of Vatican II and become leaders in the feminist, civil rights, antiwar and environmental movements. Fifty years later, nuns continue to champion people who are voiceless in society, winning over opponents with a bewildering combination of spirituality and nonviolent activism.