Agency - English program:.Studio D.

Director, Margaret Wescott ; producer, Signe Johansson ; executive producer, Kathleen Shannon ; script, Gloria Demers ; cinematography, Susan Trow ; sound, Ingrid Cusiel ; editing, Rosemarie Shapley, Margaret Wescott, Donna Read ; sound editing, Jackie Newell ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Diane Le Floc'h ; music, Maribeth Solomon, Micky Erbe.

Narrator, Gloria Demers.

Recorded 1984.

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women--in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy from which they are excluded. Behind the Veil: Nuns is the first film ever to record from a global perspective the turbulent history and remarkable achievements of women in religion, from pre-Christian Celtic communities to the radical sisters of the 1980s. Contemporary nuns of strength, dignity and commitment speak of their lives and of their predecessors.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).