The Seams of the Skin

Les costures de la pell

DIRECTORS: Cèlia Vila, Enric Escofet   COUNTRY: Spain  YEAR: 2014   LANGUAGE(S): English, Kannada, Tamil   SUBTITLES: English  RUNNING TIME: 60 min  

SECTION: International Forum 2015

SYNOPSIS

A David versus Goliath struggle: Bharati and Yamuna have been sewing for the big brands that fill the wardrobes of the rich West in the Indian city of Bangalore all their lives. With other women, they decide to no longer let themselves be intimidated and to fight for their rights and dignity. They join the Garment Labor Union, a trade union for women in the textile industry, and become activists. This empowering, inspiring documentary accompanies them on their struggle for humane working conditions.

Most of our clothes are made in poor countries where there are few labor rights and exploitation is rife. It is mostly women who do the sewing in factories, working for almost no money and without rights. However, despite the huge resistance of the mostly male factory owners who punish the women physically and with lockouts, there are some signs of hope in Bangalore: Women are resisting and organizing themselves. This is a great documentary about a necessary struggle.

CÈLIA VILA & ENRIC ESCOFET

Enric Escofet was born 1989 in Barcelona. He studied Audiovisual Communication at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In 2012 he worked as the producer chief for the documentary PLOU I FA SOL, directed by Pere Joan Ventura and co-produced by Television of Catalonia. At the same time, he was the coordinator of the Short Films Festival. 2013 he decided to undertake a trip to India to realize his first feature film THE SEAMS OF THE SKIN with Cèlia Vila.

Cèlia Vila was born in Barcelona. She studied Audiovisual Communication at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has worked as a producer on some communication media, one of them Television of Catalonia. THE SEAMS OF THE SKIN is her first feature-length film.

FILMOGRAPHY

The Seams of the Skin (2014)

SCRIPT: Cèlia Vila, Enric Escofet   PRODUCERS: Marc Soler, Eduard Valls, Enric Escofet, Cèlia Vila  

PRODUCTION: No Dust Films