In this ambitious found footage period piece, director Aislinn Clarke delves into the notorious practices of the Magdelene Laundries of mid-century Ireland where ‘fallen women’ were sent and regularly exploited. In THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY, two priests arrive at a Magdelene laundry to investigate an apparent miracle—a statue of the Virgin Mary that weeps human blood. Setting up 16mm cameras and diligently recording their interactions with the nuns and inhabitants of the place, the pair quickly encounter unexplained phenomenon and finally uncover something truly sinister in the basement below. [NH]