Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/kissel-laura-c590all.aspx Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:02:26 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/cotton-road-p926.aspx Product926 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:16:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/cotton-road-p926.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/cotton-road.jpg" alt="Cotton Road" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/cotton-road-p926.aspx">Cotton Road</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/cotton-road-p926.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>What does a rural town in South Carolina have to do with China?&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Americans consume nearly twenty billion new items of clothing each year, and at least one billion of them are made in China. <i>Cotton Road</i> uncovers the transnational movement of cotton and tells the stories of workers lives in a conventional cotton supply chain. From rural farms in South Carolina to factory cities in China, we span the globe to encounter the industrial processes behind our rapacious consumption of cheap clothing and textile products.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Are we connected to one another through the things we consume? <i>Cotton Road</i> explores a contemporary landscape of globalized labor through human stories and provides an opportunity to reflect on the ways our consumption impacts others and drives a global economy.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b></div><div><div style=""><i>Honorable Mention</i>, Feature Length Film, Society for Visual Anthropology, 2015</div><div style=""><i>Top Grit</i>, Jury Prize (Best of Festival), Indie Grits Film Festival, 2015</div><div style=""><i>Fork in the Road Award</i>, Jury Prize (Best of Festival), Greentopia Film Festival, 2015</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary</i>, Documentary Category, Beaufort International Film Festival, 2015</div><div style=""><i>Jury's Choice Award</i>, First Place, Black Maria Film Festival, various locations, 2015</div><div style=""><i>Best Documentary Feature</i>, Documentary Category, Santa Monica Int'l Film Festival, 2014</div><div style=""><i>Honorable Mention</i>, Rural Route Film Festival, locations various, 2014</div><div style=""><i>Honorable Mention</i>, University Film and Video Association, 2014</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/kissel-laura-c590all.aspx">Kissel, Laura</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>