About the Show
Divine Intervention is the untold story of a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends who swiftly became accomplished cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage the Vietnam war. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love. Across 10-episodes, host Brendan Patrick Hughes uncovers their audacious illegal acts – scaling walls, picking locks, destroying draft cards, harboring a draft fugitive in a church sanctuary, and trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover.
Host
Brendan Patrick Hughes
Brendan Patrick Hughes is a filmmaker, stage director, performance artist, professor and podcast host. His feature film Dindin premiered in October to vast critical acclaim and is currently playing on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. His documentary The Metal Detector is now streaming on PBS. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Film and Media at Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts in New York City.
Credits
Season 1
Host: Brendan Patrick Hughes
Executive Producers: Emily Rudder, Jenny Kaplan, Cristina Everett,
Rolin Jones
Producers: Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Abbey Delk, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Grace Lynch, Brendan Patrick Hughes
Editor: Grace Lynch
Fact Checker: Ryan Alderman
Original Theme Music: written and performed by Tanya Donnelly, mastered by Ben Arons
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