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Procession

In the American heartland, six survivors of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests become a makeshift family as they collaborate to create staged scenes depicting rituals of power in the church.

Six midwestern men—all survivors of childhood sexual assault at the hands of Catholic priests and clergy—come together to direct a drama therapy-inspired experiment designed to collectively work through their trauma. As part of a radically collaborative filmmaking process, they create fictional scenes based on memories, dreams and experiences, meant to explore the church rituals, culture and hierarchies that enabled silence around their abuse. In the face of a failed legal system, we watch these men reclaim the spaces that allowed their assault, revealing the possibility for catharsis and redemption through a new-found fraternity. As one of the men says, “SPOTLIGHT was about trying to get in from the outside. In our film, we’re trying to get out.

Credits

Directed & Edited by Robert Greene
Created in consultation with Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, Tom Viviano
Produced by Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott, Douglas Tirola
Executive Producers: Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg Executive Producers: Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer: Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer: Patty Quillin
Co-Executive Producer: Kelsey Koenig
Director of Photography: Robert Kolodny
Co-Producer: Steven Murphy
Associate Producers: Louise Thickett, Stacey Woelfel
Drama Therapist: Monica Phinney
Additional Consultation Sasha Black Rebecca Randles Aider & Abettor Deanna Davis

Distribution

Netflix; November 19, 2021

Awards & Recognition

Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2022) The Unforgettables – WINNER
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2022) Outstanding Achievement in Direction – WINNER
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2022) Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score – NOMINEE
Film Independent Spirit Awards 2022, Best Documentary – NOMINEE
International Documentary Association 2021, Best Editing – NOMINEE
Oscar’s Shortlist 2022, Documentary Feature
Peabody Awards 2021 – NOMINEE
News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2022, Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design – NOMINEE
Telluride Film Festival 2021 – OFFICIAL SELECTION