The Blacklist Evaluation noted:
“Uplifting and sobering, PROXY is a feel good yet grounded drama reminiscent of successful films before it like Erin Brockovich, yet it stands alone as a solid and original piece about one woman’s fight against the system…. The role (of Sister Margaret) is meaty enough to attract A-list talent, and with a well-known actress in the starring role, there’s potential for this film both in terms of a wide theatrical release and on streaming/VOD platforms.”
Logline
In 2008, a retiring American nun joins forces with an unlikely group of allies to take on Wall Street and get to the bottom of a global food crisis.
Synopsis
In 2008, in the face of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Wall Street scrambles to find a “financial product” to stop the economic free fall. Under pressure from big banks on the brink of collapse, Congress passes legislation that allows them to delve freely into the commodities market. As a result, agricultural commodities fall prey to unregulated speculation. With the skyrocketing price of food, people around the globe – quite simply can’t afford to eat.
In the spring of the same year, the Vatican sends an Apostolic Visitation – an inquiry – into what they believe to be the “radicalization” of American nuns. At a time when the Catholic Church is being plagued by scandal, the Vatican decides to reel in American nuns for their progressive ideals. Chastising them for speaking out on matters they feel should not involve them, and remaining silent on those that should.
Proxy takes place at the intersection of these two worlds.
Written by Amy McGary of Screen Lloyd and Michele Moore. Moore was the recipient of the 2016 Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction for her novel, “The Cigar Factory”. She is pictured here with Pat Conroy who wrote the foreward for the book.