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“[YARN] REVEALS THE EDGY
SIDE OF KNITTING”
– Elle Magazine
“ENTERTAINING
AND ILLUMINATING”
– Slate
“ENGAGING DOC UNRAVELS THE JOY OF KNITTING”
– The Guardian
“A DAZZLING HYMN TO
RESILIENCE AND AN INTOXICATING
CALL TO ACTION”
– Art New England
“A FANCIFUL ART DOC FOR
THE CRAFT-Y AMONG US”
– The Hollywood Reporter
– GOOD Magazine
“A NEW MEDIUM FOR WOMEN’S
SELF-EXPRESSION”
– The Boston Globe
Screenings
Screening Dates/Times/Venues
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
DENMARK
November 20, 2017 – MandagsDokumentar, Copenhagen, Denmark – Coming Soon!
FINLAND
November 28, 2017 – Helsingin kaupunki Kulttuurikeskus STOA, Helsinki, Finland – Coming Soon!
MEXICO
September 28 & 30, 2017 – Cine Tonala Roma Sur, Mexico City, Mexico – Tickets & Information
October 10 & 12, 2017 – Festival Cervantino, Guanajuato in Centro Regional Cultural ISSSTE, Mexico – Coming Soon!
PAST SCREENINGS
June 3, 2017 – Leeds Wool Festival, Leeds, UK
May 13, 2017 – New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Growers Association – Concord, NH, USA
April 23, 2017 – Architecture & Design Film Festival – Tulsa, OK, USA
March 31, 2017 – San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles – San Jose, CA, USA
March 26, 2017 – FIFEQ – Montreal, QC, Canada
March 26, 2017 – FIFEQ – Quebec City, QC, Canada
March 25, 2017 – New Bedford Arts – New Bedford, M.A, USA
March 19, 2017 – Film Festival PA DAL, Fargelanda, Sweden
March 8, 2017 – National Wool Museum – Victoria, Australia
March 5, 2017 – Nordatlantiske Filmdage, Copenhagen, Denmark
March 3, 2017 – Colorado Chautauqua Association – Boulder, CO, USA
March 3, 2017 – Salt Springs Festival – Salt Springs Island, BC, Canada
February 25, 2017 – LeFont Theater – Atlanta, GA, USA
February 18, 2017 – Picture House Cinema Leighton Buzzard Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, UK
February 9, 2017 – Akron Art Museum – Akron, OH, USA
February 8, 2017 – kinokulture cinema, Shropshire, UK
January 24, 2017 – Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
January 21, 2017 – Crochetville – Madison, AL, USA
January 19, 2017 – Högboda Folkets Hus, Värmland, Sweden
January 12, 2017 – Newport Art Museum – Newport, RI, USA
November 30 – Eden Arts/Penrith Old Firestation, Penrith, UK
November 26 – Murberget Länsmuseet Västernorrland, Härnösand, Sweden
November 24 – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – Montreal, QC, Canada
November 22– Bio Roy – Göteborg, Sweden
November 16 – Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit – Detroit, MI, USA
November 16 – AroS Aarhus Art Museum – Aarhus, Denmark
November 8 – Bijou Cinema – Eugene, OR, USA
November 6 – Festivalsjef – Oslo Strikkefestival – Oslo, Norway
November 6 – Florence Arts Centre, Cumbria, UK
November 4-6 – Vogue Knitting LIVE – Minneapolis, MN, USA
November 2 – The Contemporary – Austin, TX, USA
October 29 – Carlton Cinema – Toronto, ON, Canada
October 23, 27 – Kino Ritz, Vaasa, Finland
October 19 – The Screening Room – Kingston, ON, Canada
October 19 – The Screening Room – Kingston, ON, Canada
October 15 – Real Art Ways – Hartford, CT, USA
October 15 – Gerillaslöjdsfestival – Stockhom, Sweden
October 15 – Courtyard – Hereford, U.K.
October 13 – South Hill Park Arts Centre – Bracknell, U.K.
October 12 – Pickford Film Center – Bellingham, WA, USA
October 12 – Corby Cube – Corby, U.K.
October 11 – Ritz Belper – Belper, U.K.
October 11 – Savoy Cinema Heaton – Stockport, U.K.
October 10 – IndieCork Festival, Cork, Ireland
October 10 – Regal Melton – Melton, U.K.
October 9 – Pendleton Center for the Arts at Prodigal Sons Brewery – Pendleton, OR, USA
October 9 – Picturehouse Cinemas – Across the U.K.
October 9 – Showcase Cinemas – Across the U.K.
October 9 – Farnham Maltings – Surrey, U.K.
October 9 – Dundee Contemporary Arts – Dundee, U.K.
October 9 – The Electric – Birmingham, U.K.
October 9 – Ziferblat – Manchester, U.K.
October 9 – Saffron Screen – Saffron Walden, U.K.
October 9, 11 – The Plough Arts Center – Devon, U.K.
October 9, 12 – Derby QUAD – Derby, U.K.
October 8, 12 – Aldeburgh Cinema – Aldeburgh, U.K.
October 8 – Stoughton Cinema Café – Stoughton, WI, USA
October 4 – Amherst Cinema – Amherst, MA, USA
October 2, 5 – Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada
October 1 – Architecture and Design Film Festival – New York, NY, USA
September 29 – October 2 – Eden Court Theatre – Inverness, U.K.
September 29 – North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival – Ridgewood, NJ, USA
September 27 – Violet Crown Cinema – Charlottesville, VA, USA
September 26 – Milwaukee Film Festival – Milwaukee, WI, USA
September 25 – Port Townsend Film Festival – Port Townsend, WA, USA
September 23-29 – Mareel Shetlands – Lerwick, U.K
September 23 – Makeversity, Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 22 – Showcase Cinemas – Providence, RI, USA
September 20 – Katuaq Bio – Nuuk, Greenland
September 18 – Nordisk Panorama Festival – Malmö, Sweden
September 17 – Creative Warehouse – Needham, MA, USA
September 15-25 – TSL Theater – Hudson, NY, USA
September 15 – Silvanium – Gävle, Sweden
September 9-28 – Bíó Paradís, Reykjavik, Iceland
September 6 – A4, Associations for Contemporary Culture – Bratislava, Slovakia
September 11 – Bio Roy – Göteborg, Sweden
August 28 – Gather DTLA – Los Angeles, CA, USA
August 12-14 – Clinton Street Theatre – Portland, OR, USA
August 14 – Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland, OH, USA
August 9 – Naro Expanded Cinema – Norfolk, VA, USA
August 3 – Dairy Center for the Arts – Boulder, CO, USA
July 29-31 – ACME Screening Room – Lambertville, NJ, USA
July 27 – Gateway Film Center – Columbus, OH, USA
July 23 – Nightlight Cinema – Akron, OH, USA
July 15-21 – Laemmle Fine Arts – Los Angeles, CA, USA
July 16-17 – Laemmle Playhouse 7 – Pasadena, CA, USA
July 8 – Theatre N at Nemours – Wilmington, DE, USA
July 8 – Jean Cocteau Cinema – Santa Fe, NM, USA
July 7 – Mary D. Fisher Theater – Sedona, AZ, USA
July 7 – Historic Howell – Howell, MI, USA
July 6 – The Loft – Tucson, AZ, USA
July 5 – Guild Cinema – Albuquerque, NM, USA
June 24-30 – IFC Center – New York, NY, USA
June 29 – Railroad Square Cinema – Waterville, ME, USA
June 29 – Cordova Fiber Arts Guild – Cordova, AK, USA
June 27 – SIE Film Center – Denver, CO, USA
June 25 – Scandinavian Cultural Center – Boston, MA, USA
May 19 – Folkets Bio’s Cinema Zita – Stockholm, Sweden
May 15 – Skjaldborg Documentary Festival – Patreksfjörður, Iceland
May 13 – Vogue Knitting LIVE – Pasadena, CA, USA
April 28 – Newport Beach Film Festival – Newport Beach, CA, USA
March 12 – SXSW Film Festival – Austin, TX, USA
February 3 – Göteborg International Film Festival – Göteborg, Sweden
SYNOPSIS
The traditional crafts of crochet and knitting have become one of the hottest movements in modern art. We follow a few International artists and knitters as they bring yarn to the streets and into our lives in new ways. Starting in Iceland, this quirky and thought-provoking film takes us on a colourful and global journey as we discover how yarn connects us all.
A Compass Films production, in co-production with 2M Film Studio, Poland.
A documentary film that travels to: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Hawaii, Cuba, USA, Canada exploring the endless possibilities of yarn in the world.
Supported by the Icelandic Films Centre, Creative Europe MEDIA Development Funding, Creative Europe MEDIA TV funding, RÚV, RTV, TG4, TVP and SVT.
A Compass Films Production in co-production with 2M Film Studio, Poland
FEATURING
Barbara Kingsolver
Cirkus Cirkör
Olek
Tinna
Toshiko
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