How the Men of Procession Guided One Another Out of the Dark

Onscreen, six men—Dan Laurine, Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Tom Viviano, Ed Gavagan, and Michael Sandridge—sit in a circle with their lawyer, Rebecca Randles. Also present are a drama therapist, Monica Phinney, and a film crew led by documentarian Robert Greene (Kate Plays Christine, Bisbee ’17). They’re about to embark on making Procession, the Oscar-shortlisted, Netflix-distributed film that combines staging and narrative-making with the real-time processing of trauma. As children, all six of these men suffered sexual abuse from Catholic priests. Most of those priests retained their posts even after the accusations against them went public. (Four of the victims have… Read Full Article