the dressmakers
a documentary about people making clothes in Morocco
featuring the fashions of SALIMA ABDEL-WAHAB
Premiered July 21st at THE CINEMATHEQUE DE TANGER!
About THE DRESSMAKERS:
THE DRESSMAKERS, a feature-length documentary, contrasts the slow pace of artisanal clothes-making with the fast pace of the competitive textiles industry in Morocco, inviting a re-examination of the values represented by the clothing that people wear.
THE DRESSMAKERS is a Light Projects Documentary, directed by Shara K. Lange. Director of Photography--Daniel H. VanZant, Editor--Jeremy Dehn, Design--Lily Rodriguez, Sound Design & Mix--Korey Pereira, Illustrations--Beth Frey, Graphics and Animations--Jose David Garcia Gilling, Translations--Simo Ouazzani, Sumayya Ahmed and Hamadouche Beticha, Production Assistance--Anita Prewett, Javier Bonafont, and Joanna Rabiger. Production support came from a Fulbright Grant and MACECE, the American Institute of Maghreb Studies.
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LEARN MORE: Related Books, Links & Articles:
> Visit THE DRESSMAKERS Facebook Page
> Cinematheque de Tanger - visit
> Reading Morocco, a blog - Sumayya Ahmed - visit
> Salima Abdel-Wahab, web site - visit
> Salima Abdel-Wahab, new fashions - visit
> NY Times: Stylish Tangier - visit
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les couturieres
LES COUTURIERES, un documentaire, invite un nouvel examen des valeurs représentées par les vêtements que les gens portent.
Le film contraste deux modes de fabrication de textiles dans le Maroc: le lent cadence de travail des vêtements artisanals, et la vitesse de la fabrication industrielle.