Produced and directed by Margo Guernsey and Time Travel Productions, this film tells a story that continues to resonate today as women seeking ordination continue to face resistance, disrespect and exclusion from roles reserved by men for men. The documentary explores the lives of these remarkable women who succeeded in transforming an age-old institution despite the threats to their personal safety and the risk of rejection by the church they loved.

(This is still a controversial issue today and worth examining to stay informed in our thinking.)

Filmmaker Margo Guernsey: Films include Councilwoman (America ReFramed 2019), No Time To Fail (America Reframed 2023) and The Philadelphia Eleven (opening in select theaters this May). Prior to film, Margo worked as a union organizer, non-profit development director, and Spanish/English translator. Margo’s work has received support from Chicken & Egg Pictures, ITVS, Catapult Film Fund, GoodPitch, Perspective Fund, Ford Foundation, LEF Moving Image Fund and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others. She holds an MFA in Film (University of Miami), MA in History (UMass Amherst), and a BA in History (Brown University). Margo teaches production as affiliated faculty at Emerson College

Film Site

May 21, 2024

Select release cities and theaters:

Phoenix, AZ (Scottsdale) — Harkins Shea 14

Washington DC (Silver Spring, MD) — AFI Silver Theater

Philadelphia, PA — Bryn Mawr Film Institute

New York City, NY — DCTV