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The Stitches Speak (Tanko Bole Chhe)

Nina Sabnani

The Stitches Speak

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Tanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak) is an animated documentary which celebrates the art and passion of the Kutch artisans associated with Kala Raksha. The film traces multiple journeys made by the participants towards defining their identities and towards forming the Kala Raksha Trust and the School for Design. 

The film uses their narrative art of appliqué and embroideries through which they articulate their responses to life, and events as traumatic as the earthquake and as joyful as flying a kite. Through conversations and memories, four voices share their involvement in the evolution of a craft tradition.

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Kala Raksha Trust Website

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SCREENINGS & AWARDS

Commendation in Material Culture and Archaeology Film Prize, RAI Film Festival, 2011

Best Short Professional, FICCI Frames, 2010

Best Short Social Welfare, FICCI Frames, 2010

Best Creative Film, ISFFI (International Short Film Festival India), 2010

Best Short Animation, BOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND, Germany, 2010

Excellence Award, IDPA (Indian Documentary Producers' Association), 2010

Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany, 2012

London Asian Film Festival, UK, 2012

Tricky Women Festival, Austria, 2012

New York International Children's Film Festival, 2011

COMMFFEST Global Community Film Festival, 2011

Hidden Gems Film Festival, Calgary, Canada, 2010

Best Short Animation, Indian Documentary Producers' Association, 2010

Expotoons, International Animation Festival, Argentina, 2010

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