The Golden Thread
Synopsis
Outside Kolkata a few jute mills crank on, virtually unchanged since the industrial revolution. Powered by steam and sweat, work is a dance to the rhythms of the century-old machines. The Golden Thread follows the weft and warp of jute work, weaving the ‘fibre of the future’ with the dreams and desperations of its workers.
Schedule
1st Screening
8 December 2023, 19:00 GMT+7
Credits
Nishtha Jain
Nishtha Jain is an internationally-recognized filmmaker based in Mumbai best known for Gulabi Gang (2012), Lakshmi and Me (2007), and City of Photos (2004). Her films interrogate lived experience at the intersection of gender, caste, and class. She explores the political in the personal and uncover the mechanisms of privilege. She’s been working across various platforms–documentary, narrative, virtual reality, and TV series. Her films have been widely screened at film festivals, art house cinemas, and broadcast on TV.
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