简介：InSmith'sautobiographicalmonologueMyLastYearwiththeNuns,theuniverseofhisyoungerselfisabouttenblockslong.HeandhisfriendsroamedtheheavilyCatholicCapitolHillneighborhoodofSeattle,wanderingfromSt.Joseph'sChurchtotheSeattleTimesnewspapershack,fromschoolplaygroundstoamurkyandtangledravinethatcutsthroughthecity.Thepapershackliesrightontheedgeoftheracial"redline"drawntoenforcetheera'sprejudice,providingarareforumwherewhiteandblackkidscometogetherforafewminuteseachdaybeforereturningtotheirsegregatedstreets.Smith'sstories-abouttheyounghooligansheadmiredbutcouldn'tbringhimselftoemulate;aboutthenunwhotried,sometimescruelly,tosteerhimandhisfriendsonthepathtorighteousness;aboutafleetingfriendshipwithablackkidthatgiveshimanunexpectedviewofescalatingtrouble-findjoltinghumorinseriousevents.MyLastYearwiththeNunsgatheredcriticalandpopularacclaimforSmith'sdynamicperformanceandtrenchantwriting.MyLastYearwiththeNunswasfilmedonthelocationswheretheepisodestakeplace.ThepublicfaceofCapitolHill(thechurches,houses,andstreets)aswellasitsbackalleysandemptylotswillframeandillustratethelivesofyoungMattandhisfriends.Thestoryremainamonologue:Smithplaysalltheparts,fromhis8thgradeselftothenunsofSt.Joseph'sparishtothevariouskids,someinnocent,somedangerouslyrough,whopopulatedhisworld.Thefilmmixesperformanceshotsinfrontofaliveaudiencewithscenesshotonlocation,addingtextureandcontexttoSmith'svividtales.…