The Weavers
In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines. As apprentices are rare, the craft’s survival hangs by a thread.
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In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines. As apprentices are rare, the craft’s survival hangs by a thread.
A women's support group takes in Olivia, who is vulnerable after the death of her twin sister Patricia. But in this sect, the peace she hoped for becomes her worst nightmare.
A fantastic, growing, decorative canvas, influenced by Indian art but with a moderate element of its own.
About the life and loves of Tajik woman textile workers in the early ’70s USSR.
Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.
The Manaki brothers, from Avdella Grevenon, shot the first film of the Balkans, the famous "Weavers", in 1905. The protagonist of their first and short film was their grandmother Loukia Manaki, aged 114, who spun wool an
What gifts have the gods given us, and how might we use them to weave a community? In San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca, the director’s reflections and questions invite us into his world, where we learn the story of three thread
A Documentary Film by ULB FILMS Presents, the story is about the plight of Sambalpuri handloom weavers who are struggling for their survival when their hereditary profession sounds death knell. Through this film we have
The Earth Weavers by Rima Kaddissi celebrates rural Lebanese women as they reclaim traditional knowledge and reconnect with the land. Through weaving, language, and resistance, they remind us that biodiversity is a cultu
In 1963, Swedish humanitarian organization IM, established a model weaving center in Vlasti, a mountainous village in Northern Greece. For the next 25 years, this intercultural venture was much more than a blessing for l
A young designer arrives in a small Bulgarian village, where most inhabitants left are elderly women. She convinces the grannies to weave a new model of a traditional carpet-runner, called "chergi". But as they start to
Tension flares between Sheriff Henry Turner and his son Jason after Henry loses his job and Jason takes over. A local writer chronicles the heart warming tale.
Between 1865 and 1920, Finnish immigrants brought traditional arts to America, including woven and braided rag rugs. As a hallmark of Finnish ethnic culture, rag rugs and their makers hold special places in the hearts of
A documentary shot over the course of five years telling five stories in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: the construction of the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium, Gold medal hopeful & Olympic hurdler Liu X
A group of unsighted people weave elaborate carpets using braille.
Set in rural Wiltshire in the late 16th century, the film tells the story of Miriam, a young peasant girl, whose parents have arranged her marriage to the older village weaver. Focuses on her dread at the prospect of mar
A documentary about a house Dennis Weaver built/had built in Colorado. The concept was created by Michael Reynolds and his headquarters are in Taos, N.M. It is an off-grid house built with earth-rammed tires and other re
A young billionaire has discovered a way to extract and redistribute the energy frequencies of emotions and elemental energy. Detective Cassian investigates an unusual case that leads him to a group of people called the
The Weavers of Nishijin captures the process of traditional textile manufacture in Nishijin.