The Philadelphia Eleven: To Be Whole (working title)

The Philadelphia Eleven: To Be Whole (working title) is a documentary film project that tells the story of eleven women who were ordained Episcopal priests in 1974, and the four who followed in 1975, despite church rules stating that women could not be priests. The media flocked to the story of the women priests, and each woman had to decide how to live out her priesthood. For some who preferred a more spiritual journey, the media attention was challenging. Others were natural spokespeople. They hit a chord in a deeply divided world, by questioning who speaks the word of God. 

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The Team

DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
Margo Guernsey
Margo's feature directorial debut COUNCILWOMAN is touring the country and will air on America ReFramed in fall 2019. Margo began her film career in 2010 as a producer at WPBT2 (Miami), and produced industrial videos in the Boston area for 7 years. Over the past 20 years, Margo has worked as a union organizer, non-profit development director, Spanish/English translator and media instructor, always building multi-racial collaborations across class lines to inform the work of building a more just society. Margo works with teams that reflect the subjects in the film as a cornerstone of her artistic process. She is passionate about distributing documentary film in new ways, to empower people, and shift narratives. She has an MFA in Film (University of Miami), MA in History (Umass/Amherst), and a BA in History (Brown University). She speaks both Spanish and English, and is a proud Mama of two young children.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Co-PRODUCER
Nikki Bramley
Nikki is a cinematographer based in Boston. Her work ranges from independent documentaries to high-end commercial projects. Previous camera credits include: Frontline (2015), “Runaway Chef; Thailand” (PBS 2010), “Give Me the Banjo” (PBS 2011), and various Discovery ID programs (2013), as well as additional camera work on NOVA "The Great Math Mystery"(2015), and Finding Your Roots. Her documentary and nonprofit shooting work has taken her across the U.S., and to Thailand, Ireland and South Sudan. Nikki was an associate producer on “A Life Among Whales” (PBS, Discovery), and edited the short documentary “Only One Boss” (festivals). She is the Director of Photography for COUNCILWOMAN. Nikki graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University in 2002 with a BS in Television, Radio and Film Production.

Timeline

Documentary films are long endeavors. We began filming in 2015 with the goal of finishing as soon as is feasible. Donations help move the project along. Feel free to contact us anytime with questions.

Thank you!

This program is supported in part, by Mass Humanities. Our fiscal sponsor is Documentary Educational Resources.