Daniel Costello

The Magdalene Sisters -- Trailer

The Magdalene Sisters -- Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

Abbott and Costello perform in a play.

Abbott and Costello perform in a play.

he Magdalene Asylums were run on behalf of the Catholic Church. Young girls were sent there by families or orphanages and once there, were imprisoned and sent to work in the laundries where they could atone for their sins. And for their sins they worked 364 days a year unpaid, they were half starved, beaten, humiliated, raped, their children forcibly removed from them. Their sentence was indefinite.

The Magdalene Sisters -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Trailer for Love Shies which will premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Fewstival. Love Shines pulls back the curtain for a rare glimpse inside the recording studio as singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith partners with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, M tley Cr e). Through a series of flashbacks, the songwriter confronts the meaning of success, the realities of the music industry and the humble beginnings that sparked the birth of his songs. Punctuated by Super 8 footage chronicling the early years, an extraordinary playlist and a stellar cast featuring Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Feist, Kiefer Sutherland and Daniel Lanois, Love Shines is a journey to the heart and soul of what songwriting is truly about.