FILM NIGHT : THE NETTLE DRESS
Fri 19 Apr
|Venue: Earl Soham Village Hall
A lyrical, beutifully-crafted feature documentary following the seven year journey of textile artist Allan Brown as he explores natural techniques and creates a dress from nettles. Sensitively set against the backdrop of personal loss. A life-affirming and inspiring film.
Time & Location
19 Apr 2024, 19:30 – 21:30
Venue: Earl Soham Village Hall, The Street, Earl Soham, Suffolk IP13 7SF
Guests
About The Event
THE NETTLE DRESS: Watch the trailer and short interview with the director HERE.
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BY DYLAN HOWITT: TEXTILE ARTIST ALLAN BROWN SPENDS SEVEN YEARS MAKING A DRESS BY HAND JUST FROM THE FIBRE OF LOCALLY FORAGED STINGING NETTLES.
68 MINUTES | UK | 2023
"There is an almost fairytale-like quality to the subject of this lovely, poignant documentary... textile artist Allan Brown speaks eloquently of the rich symbolism of taking something that is a source of pain, stripping it of its sting and, over the years, gradually reshaping and repurposing it into a thing of beauty." Wendy Ide, The Guardian.
Beautifully filmed by award-winning documentary maker Dylan Howitt, ‘The Nettle Dress’ follows Allan along the whole seven-year journey. This is 'hedgerow couture', the greenest of slow fashion. It's also his medicine, the way he survives the death of his wife, that left him and his four children bereft.
Tickets
Film: The Miracle Club
£5.30
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