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Weaving Bitter with the Sweet (2003)

About the Film

Mone Saenphimmachak, is a Lao refugee tormented by survivor guilt. As she seeks to overcome sorrow by renewing her people's beautiful weaving traditions, her art becomes a reminder of the joys and griefs of past and present. In a surprise ending, Mone gives up her looms, leaving viewers to re-examine assumptions about the meaning of heritage for refugees. For Mone, each skirt represents both a quiet victory and its subtle costs, a memory of lives ever-changing, the bitter lying always within the sweet. Mone and Vanxay Saenphimmachak are National Hertiage Award Winners.

Licensing

For licensing, film rights and permissions, contact Ann Rynearson, the distributor Ann Rynearson, or Folkstreams.

Film Details

  • Film by: Ann Rynearson
  • Produced by: Ann Rynearson
  • Cinematographer: Allen Moore
  • Sound: Amy Skillman, Bruce Kuerten
  • Editor: Kathy Corley
  • Other Credits: Director: Allen Moore, Assistant Producer: Vanxay Saenphimmachak,
  • Funding: Missouri Humanities Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Regional Arts Commission St Louis, CALOP, MAC, The Roblee Foundation, Saint Louis Community Foundation
  • Original Format: Betacam SP
  • © 2003, International Institute of Metro St. Louis
  • 30mins, Color
  • Categories:
    Arts & Crafts, TraditionalEthnic & Immigrant CulturesWomenCostume/DressAsian American Culture

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