IN THE WAKE
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Set in Kerala, India, In The Wake reveals the weaving community as a place of abundant beauty and a strong cultural heritage. The workforce, that today is comprised of mostly women, weave six yards of fabric a day using handlooms. The film is a portrait of the weavers' lives and their resilience to survive in the contemporary society. How do we consumers continue to value this traditional craft that has touched so many lives amidst the chaos of consumerism and mass production?
Natasha Nair is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and colorist, currently residing in Mumbai, India. Unfolding tales of a person’s life by using the powerful medium of film to communicate, and question reality brought her close to non-fiction filmmaking. Following her MFA in Documentary Media from Northwestern University, she worked as a color assist at Company3, New York. She continues to explore the meaning of culture, its preservation and displacement, by creating a sensorial experience for the viewer that transports them across space and time. Her film, In the Wake, which premiered at the 2019 Camden International Film Festival, has screened at various film festivals worldwide and was nominated for the IDA David L. Wolper Student Doc Award, 2019.
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