On the 25th anniversary of her death, Dorothy Day will be remembered and honored for her work as the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement in a new, full-length documentary.

The John P. Raynor, S.J. Library will host the premiere of filmmaker Claudia Larson's film, "Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me a Saint," today in the Raynor Library Conference Center, Beaumier Suites B and C, according to Phil Runkel, an archivist for Raynor Memorial Libraries.

The documentary will have two screenings at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., each with an introduction and question-and-answer session with Larson, Runkel said.

Larson was invited to Marquette to give additional information about Day not featured in the film as an "appropriate side" to the event, Runkel said.

Marquette has been actively involved in supporting Larson since the early 1990s when she began working on the film, supplying her with documents and photographs, Runkel said.

The first full-length documentary about Day corresponds with the opening of Raynor Memorial Libraries' collection of her diaries and letters to family, which are part of the library's Dorothy Day/Catholic Worker movement collection, Runkel said.

Though Marquette has held the records since 1962, Day had the personal items sealed for 25 years after her death, Runkel said.

"It's the first time people have been able to consult these personal and revealing documents," Runkel said.

Following the screening of the 55-minute film, those in attendance will be invited to a reception in the Prucha Archives Reading Room where the items will be exhibited, Runkel said.

The opening of the exhibit is a positive occasion for the library, according to Matt Blessing, head of Special Collections and University Archives.

"It's a cause of celebration for the library, because these professional papers are now fully accessible to scholars and researchers," Blessing said.

Though Tuesday's premiere coincides with the much-anticipated opening of the library's new exhibit, Blessing said the event is also about Day herself.

"It's a way to remember Dorothy Day on the 25th anniversary of her death," he said.

Runkel was pleased to see the finished documentary come to Marquette after supplying information.

"We were grateful for the opportunity to present (the documentary) here for the first time," he said.

Nick Burckel, dean of libraries, agreed.

"It's obviously exciting because it's a premiere and the director has been working on the documentary for a very long time," he said.

The screening is free and open to the public, according to a university press release, but seating is limited.

The event is being funded by the College of Communication, the Ed Simmons Religious Commitment Fund and Raynor Memorial Libraries.