Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/brew-kathy-c1029all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:02:56 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/following-the-thread-p1066.aspx Product1066 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:16:10 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/following-the-thread-p1066.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/following-the-thread.jpg" alt="Following the Thread" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/following-the-thread-p1066.aspx">Following the Thread</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/following-the-thread-p1066.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$295.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div><div><i>Following the Thread</i> provides a critical view of the delicate balance Indigenous communities of fabric makers face as they struggle to maintain age-old artisanal practices in a globalized market economy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><div>In the Peruvian Andes, textiles are omnipresent in the lives of indigenous people;&nbsp; they are both eminently practical and stunningly beautiful as generations of weavers have applied their creativity to invent techniques and designs found nowhere else in the world. Textiles still form a powerful part of identity. But this identity is at risk. Indigenous people still face racism on a daily basis. And a globalized market economy that produces cheap, machine-made products destroys respect and interest in the hand-made. Infringement on the intellectual rights of native peoples only makes this worse. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC) was established by Andean weavers and their supporters to aid in the survival of Cusqueñan textile traditions and to provide support to the indigenous people who create&nbsp;them. This short film presents some of the communities affiliated with the Center and includes special celebrations and ceremonies, rituals with the animals (llamas and sheep), natural dying processes, weaving and knitting demonstrations, and much more.</div></div><div><br /></div><b>Selected Screenings &amp; Awards</b><br /><div><div style=""><i><i>Best Documentary Short</i>, </i>Berlin International Art Film Festival, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary Short, </i>Roma Shorts Film Festival, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary Short, </i>Miami Indie Film Awards, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary Short, </i>San Diego Art Film Festival, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary Short</i>, Santa Barbara Film Awards, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Honorable Mention</i>, Toronto International Women Film Festival, 2021</div><div style=""><i>Semi-finalist, Berlin Shorts Award</i>, Berlin Shorts Festival, 2022</div><div style=""><i>Semi-finalist, Best Documentary Short, </i>Dublin World Film Festival, 2022</div><div style="">International Manhattan Film Awards, 2022</div><div style="">Toronto Indie Shorts, 2022</div><div style="">8 &amp; HalFilm Awards, 2022</div><div style=""><div style="">Amsterdam Short Film Festival, 2021</div><div style="">Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, 2021</div><div style="">North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival and Summit, 2021<br /></div><div style="">Tokyo Liftoff Festival, 2021</div><div style=""><br /></div></div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/brew-kathy-c1029all.aspx">Brew, Kathy</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>