In 1972 Father Lawrence Murphy of the St. John School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became the first priest to be publically accused of child molestation in the United States.  A letter, written by a former student of Murphy, was sent to the then State Cardinal, Angelo Sodano. The letter would go unanswered, but in time would spark a [...]

It seems that each year at MIFF I end up seeing my fair share of fascinating documentaries. This year’s tradition kicked off with Alex Gibney’s Client 9. Luckily for me, Gibney was in the audience as a guest of this year’s MIFF, and partook in a Q and A after the film. Gibney’s film seems to encapsulate so much more [...]