Mother Teresa's visual biography opens film festival

Mother Teresa, a visual biography shot over a period of five years in 10 countries and capturing the various moods of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, opened the four-day international film festival on the ‘Angel of Mercy' yesterday as part of her birth centenary celebrations.

The festival — christened Mother Teresa International Film Festival 2010 — will screen 15 films in both English and foreign languages.

"We have organised this film festival to pay our homage to Mother Teresa. The festival will spread the message of love and peace that Mother has preached all through her life," said Sunil Lucas, festival director.