Handcrafted
Saturday 20th September 17:00pm (80m)
Films that celebrate the art, skill and commitment behind people’s passions
Content Guidance: abuse (mental/emotional), sexual violence, suicide/self-harm
CRIT
A disillusioned student questions the value of her art education, while she struggles to find the meaning and motivation in making.
Director: Isabel Lea
Writer: Isabel Lea
Producer: Isabel Lea, Kate Shelley
HOT MESS
An insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent.
Director: Tortor Smith
Writer: Tortor Smith
Producer: Tortor Smith
THE LAST GRASS SEAMSTRESS
The story of an 82 year old indigenous Inuk, a South Greenlandic grass sewing specialist, Marie Josefsen, and her story of probably being the last grass seamstress in Greenland.
Director: Arina Kleist
Writer: Arina Kleist
Producer: Arina Kleist, Heidi Zilmer, Sofianguak Kristiansen, Inuk Jørgensen
RECLAIMING SPACE
As her children have grown up and moved out, now is the time for a mother to use her love of gardening to help her find time and space for herself.
Director: Eden Sandy
Writer: Eden Sandy
Producer: Eden Sandy
SOMETHING GLAMOROUS, SOMETHING AWKWARD
Mr X has been in state care all of his life. Now, preparing to leave the hospital, his objects become space vehicles to travel across society’s boundaries and engage with the people he meets along the way.
Director: Leanne Dimant
Writer: Leanne Dimant, Lucy Owen
Producer: Lucy Owen
THEY CALL ME THE TATTOO WITCH
In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars. Despite the social stigma surrounding tattoos in Vietnam, Ngoc empowers her clients, including breast cancer survivors and women with self-harm scars.
Director: Lindsay Nyman
Producer: Lindsay Nyman
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