One of the most notable of Father Delaney’s films was made on the
grounds of The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity Convent – a convent which
housed a Magdalene Laundry – which closed its doors in 1999.
In the film we see the nuns and residents playing games in the garden, as well as performing in a play and dancing. Though the film is short but is the most extensive footage that is known to have been filmed inside a Magdalene Institution. The film is invaluable for the information it provides on the residents. some of whom were classed as “fallen“ women, held here against their will as punishment for some perceived misdemeanour such as sexual promiscuity or extra-marital pregnancy. The images show what the women wore, how they played, how they relate to each other, the nuns and to the filmmaker, a priest.
http://ifiplayer.ie/father-delaney-collection-magdalene-laundry/
In the film we see the nuns and residents playing games in the garden, as well as performing in a play and dancing. Though the film is short but is the most extensive footage that is known to have been filmed inside a Magdalene Institution. The film is invaluable for the information it provides on the residents. some of whom were classed as “fallen“ women, held here against their will as punishment for some perceived misdemeanour such as sexual promiscuity or extra-marital pregnancy. The images show what the women wore, how they played, how they relate to each other, the nuns and to the filmmaker, a priest.
http://ifiplayer.ie/father-delaney-collection-magdalene-laundry/