katherineH Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 The CMSWR released their short film on religious life entitled For Love Alone today! You can view the trailer here. Now if anyone knows how to stream it on Amazon or Itunes let me know The website says it is available on Amazon to purchase in VHS... The film has received many positive reviews so I hope it is shared widely and encourages many
puellapaschalis Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 VHS?! Are they planning on encouraging a whole load of dinosaurs in their discernment?
katherineH Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 I know that was my reaction. I think it may have been a typo or a misprint somewhere, because the description says its a DVD. I don't even know where to find a VHS player I remember reading somewhere that it would be available to rent on itunes for $2-$3 so I hope they release details about that soon!
vee Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 on the cmswr facebook page they said it being listen on amazon on VHS is an error that they are waiting for amazon to fix. It really is on DVD so dont dust off your VCRs!
Swami Mommy Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) The trailer was great! Looking forward to adding this DVD video to my collection! Edited August 17, 2015 by Swami Mommy
Gabriela Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I don't even know where to find a VHS player My dad has one in his bedroom, living room, and basement den. And he uses them. That trailer looks great. I'm so happy to see high-quality films being made about RL these days!
DominicanHeart Posted August 19, 2015 Posted August 19, 2015 That looks amazing! I want to see the whole thing!
HopefulHeart Posted August 19, 2015 Posted August 19, 2015 Great trailer! I'm excited to see the film.
katherineH Posted August 24, 2015 Author Posted August 24, 2015 I just got the DVD in the mail today! It was a lovely video. Not quite a documentary on religious life, more of a series of vignettes of different sisters and their apostolates. The music is a bit over-dramatic, but besides that, I thought it was wonderful. They interview parents too which I thought was great. I would recommend this to priests and lay ministers, and also young women discerning who want to show something to their parents on religious life.
katherineH Posted August 24, 2015 Author Posted August 24, 2015 Wich communities were represented ? Sisters of Life, Religious Sisters of Mercy, Nashville Dominicans, Missionaries of Charity, Franciscans of the Renewal in NYC, Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker, Little Sisters of the Poor, Servants of the Lord of the Virgin of Matara. There might have been a few others that I didn't recognize but those were the main ones! oh and the LA Carmelites!
faithfulflockstar Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Ah! I'm glad it's not a VHS... I was disappointed for a minute.
katherineH Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 Ah! I'm glad it's not a VHS... I was disappointed for a minute. yeah apparently it was a mistake on Amazon's part. The CMSWR is also working on having it available for streaming on iTunes and Amazon so hopefully more people will be able to see it!
franciscanheart Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I watched it last night. I enjoyed it too, though it felt much shorter than I expected it would be. I thought it would be a good video for youth groups or religious ed classes talking about religious life. I was disappointed with the imbalances in sound during some of the interview bits that were layed over some of the music. The music would fade and then blare badly when the voices cut out. Other than that, I enjoyed it. I knew some of the sisters in the video, so that was fun, too. I'd give it four of five stars.
katherineH Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 I watched it last night. I enjoyed it too, though it felt much shorter than I expected it would be. I thought it would be a good video for youth groups or religious ed classes talking about religious life. I was disappointed with the imbalances in sound during some of the interview bits that were layed over some of the music. The music would fade and then blare badly when the voices cut out. Other than that, I enjoyed it. I knew some of the sisters in the video, so that was fun, too. I'd give it four of five stars. yeah I agree the music was inconsistent throughout, I think they wanted it to feel dramatic and it ended up being a bit overboard... still good though! I noticed that there was music throughout the whole video, so it was hard to focus on the actual interviews.
franciscanheart Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 yeah I agree the music was inconsistent throughout, I think they wanted it to feel dramatic and it ended up being a bit overboard... still good though! I noticed that there was music throughout the whole video, so it was hard to focus on the actual interviews. I must've tuned out some of the music. Some of it felt a bit Sarah McLachlan / Sad Dying Puppies ish but whatever. It was pretty well done and I'm not sure I've seen anything like it before. I was happy to watch it and would probably even watch it again. For now, it's on the shelf and a new copy is coming for donation to my parish library. Maybe someone will see it one day and find a connection. Or maybe a parent will see it and it will help their hearts with the idea of their children becoming religious sisters.
katherineH Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 This will be available on iTunes in 3 days according to the CMSWR's website!
:o)Katherine:o) Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Such a great video! I have watched it several times and showed it to a religious vocation session for a group of girls. Great video to show people that are curious about religious life or are discerning.
MarysLittleFlower Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I want to get it I'm glad its not on VHS! Edited December 13, 2015 by MarysLittleFlower
CMSWR Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 the film is now available on iTunes...! You can download it here: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/for-love-alone/id1064334101?mt=6 We're so grateful for everyone's kind comments. If you haven't already seen it, please watch the film and let us know what you think!
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