''The Rule'' is a documentary about
Newark Abbey
Newark Abbey, also known as "The Benedictine Abbey of Newark," is a Benedictine monastery located in Newark, New Jersey. It is one of only several urban Catholic monasteries in the country. The monks serve the community through Saint Benedict's Pr ...
and
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
St. Benedict's Preparatory School is a Catholic college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey run by the Benedictines.
The school serves boys and girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade on a urban campus. The school has been accredit ...
, in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno
Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno are husband-and-wife filmmakers based in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Marylou is a producer, director and screenwriter who received her MFA from the graduate film program at New York University. Jerome i ...]
. It was released theatrically in 2014, and was broadcast nationally on PBS.
In 2016, ''The Rule'' was screened by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans at the U.S. Department of Education.
References
External links
''The Rule''- PBS's site dedicated to the film
- Film's website
2014 films
Films shot in Newark, New Jersey
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