‘Dedicated to God’ author moves to final phase of 10-year project — film editing

(Observer photo by Sharon Boehlefeld)

LANARK—Abbie Reese invited old and new friends to visit at her parents’ home, here, Aug. 1 to learn about her nearly decade-long collaboration with the Poor Clare Colettines of Rockford.
She showed video and talked about the project under a vine-covered trellis in her parents’ backyard.
Reese, author of “Dedicated to God,” the first selection in the One Diocese, One Book project, wants to see the video — some she shot and some shot by the Poor Clares themselves — edited into a full-length feature film, “Chosen.”
To support the project, she’s seeking financial supporters through an Internet fundraiser.
She will meet with One Diocese, One Book readers Oct. 18 at Barnes and Noble at Cherry-Vale Mall in Rockford.
Enter to win a hardcover copy of her book here.


About the photo: Abbie Reese  (seated at table) introduces her work with the Poor Clare Colettines of Rockford to people in her hometown,  Lanark, Aug. 1. She also talked about the final phase of her project, editing hours of video collected over several years, into a feature film, “Chosen.”