THE EMBROIDERESSES

BRODÖSERNA

Short Music Documentary

Sweden

2022

Runtime, min

Two dancers try to approach previous generations of Swedish women by trying to understand their craft, embroidery. To translate embroidery into dance. What exactly is a cross stitch and can you really walk with a thread? The film follows the two dancers when they dry to develop an embroidery dance performance. Their process is interspersed with interviews with three embroiderers who talk about their love for the craft and the difficulties of making the perfect stitch

Director:

Bo Fredrik Sjökvist

Selections and Awards:

InShadow - Lisbon Screendance Festival Lisboa December 7, 2022 portugal Official selection Portugal Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival-22 Mumbai December 11, 2022 Official selection India Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-22 Dehli November 6, 2022 India Official selection India Exeter Dance International Film Festival Exeter October 17, 2022 UK Official Selection United Kingdom Style/Fashion/Experimental Festival Toronto October 1, 2022 Canada Official Selection Canada Bråddjupa Dance festival Karlshamn September 1, 2022 world premiere Sweden Near Nazareth Festival Afukla June 6, 2022 Israel Premier Nominee Israel

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