CABRINI Premieres in Philippine Cinemas

From Alejandro Monteverde, award-winning director of Sound of Freedom, comes the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889. Greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children, Cabrini embarks on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society’s most vulnerable. Despite her broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial spirit to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world has ever seen.

Logline: Based on the true story of one woman’s fight for the equality, health, and happiness of immigrant orphans.

Tagline: The world is too small for what I intend to do.

Fast Facts

• From the director, producers, and writers of Sound of Freedom, the 16th highest-grossing independent film of all time. Sound of Freedom ranked #10 in the US box office and made over $240 million worldwide.
• Starring Academy Award-nominated and Tony Award-winning John Lithgow, best known for The World According to Garp (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC, 1996-2001), and Dexter(Showtime, 2006-2013).
• Also starring Academy Emmy-nominated actor David Morse.
• Cabrini is the first biopic about the Patron Saint of Immigrants.

Historical Facts:

• Francesca Cabrini was born in northern Italy in 1850. She and six of her Missionary Sisters set off for New York City in 1889.
• Cabrini had aquaphobia, nearly drowning as a child. However, she overcame her fear and made 23 transatlantic trips for missionary work around the world.
• Mother Cabrini became a naturalized citizen in Seattle, Washington, on October 9, 1909.
• She was canonized in 1946 by Pope Pius XII and became the first American citizen to be named a saint.
• Four years later, Cabrini was given the title of Patroness of Immigrants.
• She died in Chicago on December 22, 1917, at the age of 67 from chronic endocarditis.
• Over 34 years, she established 67 hospitals, orphanages, and schools. Her legacy, fueled by an intense focus on serving Jesus, still stands today.

For more information, check the press release and watch Trailer 1 and Trailer 2.