Chosen Custody of the Eyes

Set within the Corpus Christi Monastery in Rockford Illinois Chosen Custody of the Eyes forms an intimate portrait of Heather a former blogger and painter confronting what she believes is her calling Becoming a cloistered contemplative nun in one of the strictest religious orders Chosen is a comingofage story by firsttime filmmaker Abbie Reese in collaboration with Heather who became the films primary cinematographer The Novice Mistress deemed this project a once in a lifetime occurrence permitting a video camera to capture monastic life from the inside She selected the alias Heather to reflect the Poor Clare Colettine pursuit of anonymity