THE FILM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE BERRIGANS: DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0is the story of an American family who made the FBI\u2019s Most Wanted List in 1970 for their opposition to the Vietnam War \u2014 and continued resisting for the next 50+ years.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Berrigans had no choice but to leave behind their lives of sacred comfort to act against war and racism. They sacrificed everything \u2014 defying the church they held so dear, spending years of their lives in prison and parenting from behind bars \u2014 to demonstrate the true fundamentals of Christianity: peace, equality, and the guts to tell the truth.<\/p>
The Berrigans took on the Catholic Church and the United States government at the peril of their freedom, families, and reputation \u2014 all for the sake of peace and faith. Despite Cardinal Spellman, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, and others in power battling to ban the Berrigans and their followers, the brothers became examples for heroes like Daniel Ellsberg, who resisted the dangerous spread of nuclear weapons and international militarism.\u00a0<\/p>
Told through the perspective of the youngest Berrigans,\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0digs deep into the exploits that made the Berrigans pop icons, the subjects of rock songs, magazine coverboys, frequent talk-show guests and sought-after speakers in pulpits world-wide. Using live footage of demonstrations and non-violent actions, archival footage, and interviews with an impressive host of notable figures the Berrigans inspired, DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0makes the point that non-violent direct action is as relevant today as it was in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan\u2019s poetry, read by actor Liam Neeson, and Phil\u2019s intimate letters, read by actor Bill Pullman, are woven throughout the film. DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span> brings the Berrigans alive, inspiring us at this dangerous crossroads in our nation\u2019s history that fighting for what\u2019s right is not a choice \u2014 but a necessity.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTHE FILMMAKERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theberrigansmovie.com\/assets\/stuff\/2021\/11\/bio-sue-hagedorn-1024x1024.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSUE HAGEDORN, RN, Ph.D<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDirector \/ Executive Producer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Susan Hagedorn is a filmmaker whose life and career have been dedicated to social justice as an activist, nurse educator, nurse practitioner, and philanthropist.\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS marks Sue\u2019s second documentary outing featuring Fr. Daniel Berrigan; her first film, \u201cSeeking Shelter,\u201d was a lyrical short about Block Island\u2019s love affair with Daniel and philosopher William Stringfellow as the island preserves its land and legacy of providing shelter to poets, writers, and resisters.\u00a0<\/p>
Sue also directed and produced the documentary \u201cDeputized,\u201d which explores the fatal stabbing of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who lived on Long Island and who was killed in 2008 in a hate crime.\u00a0 For her work on \u201cDeputized,\u201d Sue received the Humanitarian Award at the Long Island International Film Expo, and the Imagen Award from the Imagen Foundation.\u00a0 \u201cDeputized\u201d was broadcast on the World Channel\/PBS.\u00a0<\/p>
Throughout her healthcare career, Sue has been a vocal champion of the role that nurses play in the health of communities, families, and individuals.\u00a0 She serves on the Board of Directors of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), an organization serving first-time moms living in poverty and their children, and received that organization\u2019s highest award, the Robert F. Hill Award for Exceptional Impact. She combined her passions for filmmaking and for nursing on a collaboration with NFP and\u00a0StoryCenter<\/a>\u00a0to create\u00a0\u201cNurstory,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0a digital project that brings nurses together in a workshop setting to make short docs from stories they find in themselves and in each other. To date, Sue has made more than 20 films about nurses and nursing.<\/p>Sue earned a B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan University, a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, an M.S. in Maternal-Child Nursing, and a Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Colorado, where she is an Associate Professor Emeritus. She has been widely recognized for her contributions to healthcare and nursing, being a recipient of Colorado\u2019s Nightingale Award and the Kathleen Ann Mullen Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Adolescent Health in the Rocky Mountain Region.\u00a0 She is a Fellow of the American Academies of Nursing and Nurse Practitioners. \u00a0<\/p>
After retiring from faculty as Associate Professor in 2006, Sue pursued her interest in film and media studies, earning a graduate certificate in Documentary Studies in 2008 and a MA in Media Studies in 2010 from The New School in New York City. This second career has allowed Sue to take advocacy to a whole new level. As she puts it, there\u2019s a critical need for \u201cmedia-savvy nurses and nurse-savvy media.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theberrigansmovie.com\/assets\/stuff\/2021\/11\/bio-willie-reale.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWILLIE REALE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tProducer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWillie\u00a0was nominated for and an Academy Award with his friend Henry Krieger for the song \u201cPatience\u201d from the movie version of \u201cDreamgirls.\u201d \u00a0 They also collaborated on the song \u201cNo Dames\u201d for the Coen brothers, \u201cHail Caesar.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
Willie\u00a0co-wrote \u201cA Year With Frog and Toad\u201d with his brother Robert\u00a0Reale. and was nominated for two Tony Awards for book and lyrics.\u00a0 He won three Emmys for his re-invention of \u201cThe Electric Company,\u201d a literacy show, for PBS, which is currently airing on HBO. \u00a0<\/p>
In 1981,\u00a0Reale\u00a0founded The 52nd Street Project, an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists. He served as the theater\u2019s artistic director for 18 years. The Project\u2019s programs are replicated at a dozen sites. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his ingenuity in creating theater and theater-education programs for young people.<\/p>
Willie is a prolific writer\/producer of television series, most recently \u201cBillions,\u201d on Showtime, and \u201cThe Sinner,\u201d on USA Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theberrigansmovie.com\/assets\/stuff\/2021\/11\/bio-richard-dresser.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRICHARD DRESSER<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tProducer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Dresser is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and television writer. His seventeen published plays, including \u201cBelow the Belt\u201d and \u201cRounding Third,\u201d have been produced in New York, leading regional theaters, and throughout Europe. His first novel, \u201cIt Happened Here,\u201d was published last fall. He is President and a founding member of The Writers Guild Initiative, which does writing workshops all over the country with the mission of giving a voice to populations not being heard. He teaches screenwriting at the Columbia University graduate film school and lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theberrigansmovie.com\/assets\/stuff\/2022\/01\/bio-jim-reale.jpg\")
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THE BERRIGANS: DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0is the story of an American family who made the FBI\u2019s Most Wanted List in 1970 for their opposition to the Vietnam War \u2014 and continued resisting for the next 50+ years.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Berrigans had no choice but to leave behind their lives of sacred comfort to act against war and racism. They sacrificed everything \u2014 defying the church they held so dear, spending years of their lives in prison and parenting from behind bars \u2014 to demonstrate the true fundamentals of Christianity: peace, equality, and the guts to tell the truth.<\/p>
The Berrigans took on the Catholic Church and the United States government at the peril of their freedom, families, and reputation \u2014 all for the sake of peace and faith. Despite Cardinal Spellman, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, and others in power battling to ban the Berrigans and their followers, the brothers became examples for heroes like Daniel Ellsberg, who resisted the dangerous spread of nuclear weapons and international militarism.\u00a0<\/p>
Told through the perspective of the youngest Berrigans,\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0digs deep into the exploits that made the Berrigans pop icons, the subjects of rock songs, magazine coverboys, frequent talk-show guests and sought-after speakers in pulpits world-wide. Using live footage of demonstrations and non-violent actions, archival footage, and interviews with an impressive host of notable figures the Berrigans inspired, DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0makes the point that non-violent direct action is as relevant today as it was in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan\u2019s poetry, read by actor Liam Neeson, and Phil\u2019s intimate letters, read by actor Bill Pullman, are woven throughout the film. DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span> brings the Berrigans alive, inspiring us at this dangerous crossroads in our nation\u2019s history that fighting for what\u2019s right is not a choice \u2014 but a necessity.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tTHE FILMMAKERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSUE HAGEDORN, RN, Ph.D<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDirector \/ Executive Producer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Susan Hagedorn is a filmmaker whose life and career have been dedicated to social justice as an activist, nurse educator, nurse practitioner, and philanthropist.\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS marks Sue\u2019s second documentary outing featuring Fr. Daniel Berrigan; her first film, \u201cSeeking Shelter,\u201d was a lyrical short about Block Island\u2019s love affair with Daniel and philosopher William Stringfellow as the island preserves its land and legacy of providing shelter to poets, writers, and resisters.\u00a0<\/p>
Sue also directed and produced the documentary \u201cDeputized,\u201d which explores the fatal stabbing of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who lived on Long Island and who was killed in 2008 in a hate crime.\u00a0 For her work on \u201cDeputized,\u201d Sue received the Humanitarian Award at the Long Island International Film Expo, and the Imagen Award from the Imagen Foundation.\u00a0 \u201cDeputized\u201d was broadcast on the World Channel\/PBS.\u00a0<\/p>
Throughout her healthcare career, Sue has been a vocal champion of the role that nurses play in the health of communities, families, and individuals.\u00a0 She serves on the Board of Directors of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), an organization serving first-time moms living in poverty and their children, and received that organization\u2019s highest award, the Robert F. Hill Award for Exceptional Impact. She combined her passions for filmmaking and for nursing on a collaboration with NFP and\u00a0StoryCenter<\/a>\u00a0to create\u00a0\u201cNurstory,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0a digital project that brings nurses together in a workshop setting to make short docs from stories they find in themselves and in each other. To date, Sue has made more than 20 films about nurses and nursing.<\/p>Sue earned a B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan University, a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, an M.S. in Maternal-Child Nursing, and a Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Colorado, where she is an Associate Professor Emeritus. She has been widely recognized for her contributions to healthcare and nursing, being a recipient of Colorado\u2019s Nightingale Award and the Kathleen Ann Mullen Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Adolescent Health in the Rocky Mountain Region.\u00a0 She is a Fellow of the American Academies of Nursing and Nurse Practitioners. \u00a0<\/p>
After retiring from faculty as Associate Professor in 2006, Sue pursued her interest in film and media studies, earning a graduate certificate in Documentary Studies in 2008 and a MA in Media Studies in 2010 from The New School in New York City. This second career has allowed Sue to take advocacy to a whole new level. As she puts it, there\u2019s a critical need for \u201cmedia-savvy nurses and nurse-savvy media.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWILLIE REALE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tProducer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWillie\u00a0was nominated for and an Academy Award with his friend Henry Krieger for the song \u201cPatience\u201d from the movie version of \u201cDreamgirls.\u201d \u00a0 They also collaborated on the song \u201cNo Dames\u201d for the Coen brothers, \u201cHail Caesar.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
Willie\u00a0co-wrote \u201cA Year With Frog and Toad\u201d with his brother Robert\u00a0Reale. and was nominated for two Tony Awards for book and lyrics.\u00a0 He won three Emmys for his re-invention of \u201cThe Electric Company,\u201d a literacy show, for PBS, which is currently airing on HBO. \u00a0<\/p>
In 1981,\u00a0Reale\u00a0founded The 52nd Street Project, an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists. He served as the theater\u2019s artistic director for 18 years. The Project\u2019s programs are replicated at a dozen sites. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his ingenuity in creating theater and theater-education programs for young people.<\/p>
Willie is a prolific writer\/producer of television series, most recently \u201cBillions,\u201d on Showtime, and \u201cThe Sinner,\u201d on USA Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRICHARD DRESSER<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tProducer<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Dresser is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and television writer. His seventeen published plays, including \u201cBelow the Belt\u201d and \u201cRounding Third,\u201d have been produced in New York, leading regional theaters, and throughout Europe. His first novel, \u201cIt Happened Here,\u201d was published last fall. He is President and a founding member of The Writers Guild Initiative, which does writing workshops all over the country with the mission of giving a voice to populations not being heard. He teaches screenwriting at the Columbia University graduate film school and lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
The Berrigans had no choice but to leave behind their lives of sacred comfort to act against war and racism. They sacrificed everything \u2014 defying the church they held so dear, spending years of their lives in prison and parenting from behind bars \u2014 to demonstrate the true fundamentals of Christianity: peace, equality, and the guts to tell the truth.<\/p>
The Berrigans took on the Catholic Church and the United States government at the peril of their freedom, families, and reputation \u2014 all for the sake of peace and faith. Despite Cardinal Spellman, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, and others in power battling to ban the Berrigans and their followers, the brothers became examples for heroes like Daniel Ellsberg, who resisted the dangerous spread of nuclear weapons and international militarism.\u00a0<\/p>
Told through the perspective of the youngest Berrigans,\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0digs deep into the exploits that made the Berrigans pop icons, the subjects of rock songs, magazine coverboys, frequent talk-show guests and sought-after speakers in pulpits world-wide. Using live footage of demonstrations and non-violent actions, archival footage, and interviews with an impressive host of notable figures the Berrigans inspired, DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span>\u00a0makes the point that non-violent direct action is as relevant today as it was in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Dr. Susan Hagedorn is a filmmaker whose life and career have been dedicated to social justice as an activist, nurse educator, nurse practitioner, and philanthropist.\u00a0DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS marks Sue\u2019s second documentary outing featuring Fr. Daniel Berrigan; her first film, \u201cSeeking Shelter,\u201d was a lyrical short about Block Island\u2019s love affair with Daniel and philosopher William Stringfellow as the island preserves its land and legacy of providing shelter to poets, writers, and resisters.\u00a0<\/p> Sue also directed and produced the documentary \u201cDeputized,\u201d which explores the fatal stabbing of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who lived on Long Island and who was killed in 2008 in a hate crime.\u00a0 For her work on \u201cDeputized,\u201d Sue received the Humanitarian Award at the Long Island International Film Expo, and the Imagen Award from the Imagen Foundation.\u00a0 \u201cDeputized\u201d was broadcast on the World Channel\/PBS.\u00a0<\/p> Throughout her healthcare career, Sue has been a vocal champion of the role that nurses play in the health of communities, families, and individuals.\u00a0 She serves on the Board of Directors of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), an organization serving first-time moms living in poverty and their children, and received that organization\u2019s highest award, the Robert F. Hill Award for Exceptional Impact. She combined her passions for filmmaking and for nursing on a collaboration with NFP and\u00a0StoryCenter<\/a>\u00a0to create\u00a0\u201cNurstory,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0a digital project that brings nurses together in a workshop setting to make short docs from stories they find in themselves and in each other. To date, Sue has made more than 20 films about nurses and nursing.<\/p> Sue earned a B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan University, a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, an M.S. in Maternal-Child Nursing, and a Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Colorado, where she is an Associate Professor Emeritus. She has been widely recognized for her contributions to healthcare and nursing, being a recipient of Colorado\u2019s Nightingale Award and the Kathleen Ann Mullen Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Adolescent Health in the Rocky Mountain Region.\u00a0 She is a Fellow of the American Academies of Nursing and Nurse Practitioners. \u00a0<\/p> After retiring from faculty as Associate Professor in 2006, Sue pursued her interest in film and media studies, earning a graduate certificate in Documentary Studies in 2008 and a MA in Media Studies in 2010 from The New School in New York City. This second career has allowed Sue to take advocacy to a whole new level. As she puts it, there\u2019s a critical need for \u201cmedia-savvy nurses and nurse-savvy media.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Willie\u00a0was nominated for and an Academy Award with his friend Henry Krieger for the song \u201cPatience\u201d from the movie version of \u201cDreamgirls.\u201d \u00a0 They also collaborated on the song \u201cNo Dames\u201d for the Coen brothers, \u201cHail Caesar.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> Willie\u00a0co-wrote \u201cA Year With Frog and Toad\u201d with his brother Robert\u00a0Reale. and was nominated for two Tony Awards for book and lyrics.\u00a0 He won three Emmys for his re-invention of \u201cThe Electric Company,\u201d a literacy show, for PBS, which is currently airing on HBO. \u00a0<\/p> In 1981,\u00a0Reale\u00a0founded The 52nd Street Project, an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists. He served as the theater\u2019s artistic director for 18 years. The Project\u2019s programs are replicated at a dozen sites. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his ingenuity in creating theater and theater-education programs for young people.<\/p> Willie is a prolific writer\/producer of television series, most recently \u201cBillions,\u201d on Showtime, and \u201cThe Sinner,\u201d on USA Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Richard Dresser is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and television writer. His seventeen published plays, including \u201cBelow the Belt\u201d and \u201cRounding Third,\u201d have been produced in New York, leading regional theaters, and throughout Europe. His first novel, \u201cIt Happened Here,\u201d was published last fall. He is President and a founding member of The Writers Guild Initiative, which does writing workshops all over the country with the mission of giving a voice to populations not being heard. He teaches screenwriting at the Columbia University graduate film school and lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tDan\u2019s poetry, read by actor Liam Neeson, and Phil\u2019s intimate letters, read by actor Bill Pullman, are woven throughout the film. DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS<\/span> brings the Berrigans alive, inspiring us at this dangerous crossroads in our nation\u2019s history that fighting for what\u2019s right is not a choice \u2014 but a necessity.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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