Donald Carraway Jr.

The Diary of an African Nun

Julie Dash

Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway

An African nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.