Josephine Bakhita
From Slavery to Freedom
Turin, Italy, 1935. The normally quiet convent of Canossian religious sisters is in an uproar. A special visitor has arrived, a fellow sister born in faraway Sudan, in northeast Africa. She has come to relate the amazing story of her life.
But can the sisters find her? This is the story of Josephine Bakhita.
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Bakhita’s story shows how God makes beauty out of bad situations. Josephine Bakhita speaks directly of hope, trust in God, and childlike wonder at God’s love. Bakhita loves God in her heart from the beginning of her life, even if she does not know His Name.
This series contains references to and depictions of slavery. There are some moments of fear and intensity, including a kidnapping. A character slaps another character. A character is given tattoos.
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Cast & Crew
Cast
LaKeta Caston - Mother Bakhita
Esther Adenisa - Bakhita, Bakhita's Mother
Druex Yelverton - Little Bakhita
Amy Stricker - Mother Dolorosa, Ayla Aksoy, Superior General
Maura Fawley - Sister Lucia, Sister Chiara
Demetrios Troy - Homeless Man, Slave Trader, Ambassador Legnani, Cardinal Agostini
Margaret Smith - Servant Woman, Maria Michieli
Edward Neequaye - Bakhita's Father, Watchman
Alec Citron - Carlo Michieli
Nicholas Troy - General Selim Aksoy, Illuminato Chechini
Kevin Collins - Augusto Michieli, Driver
Production
Kevin Collins - Director
Joseph Marsh - Production Manager
Matt Goto - Board Operator
Eva Breneman - Dialect Coach
Kevin Conroy - Lead Audio Producer
Kevin Collins - Casting Director
Peter Atkinson - Executive Producer
Kevin Conroy - Audio Director
Scott Hermenau - Assistant Sound Designer
Jay Beckmeyer - Music Designer
Jacob Brusseau - Audio Reviewer
Christina Hiromoto - Audio Assembler
Judy Zocchi - Head of Script Development
Kiley Lawrence - Script Associate
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