Threads of Hope
by Les Harris
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Director: Les HarrisBrand: TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION
Producer: Andrew Johnston
Narrator: Donald Sutherland
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
Published: 1992
Model: 00140
Studio: TITLE HOUSE e-DISTRIBUTION
Product features:
- * Threads of Hope is the story of strong women who defied a dictator
DVD Reviews of Threads of Hope
DVD Review: Arpilleras
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good CD but the authors assigned a title to it which Marjorie Agosin has already used to death. And it is NOT by Marjorie AGosin but is a new take.
Description of Threads of Hope
Threads of Hope is the powerful story of a group of Chilean women who banded together in silent protest and dared to defy a dictatorship. They are the sisters, mothers and wives of Pinochet's disappeared and, armed with scraps of cloth, sewing needles and the overwhelming desire to find their loved ones, they set to work telling their stories by creating arpilleras: colorful hand made tapestries that chronicled the horror and injustice of Chile's reign of terror. These arpilleras were smuggled out of Chile and once in the west were put on exhibit. The arpilleras were then sold and the money sent back to the Chilean arpilleristas to help them support their families. Back in 1973, Pinochet's military coup in Chile led to the torture and execution of thousands of innocent people. The military denied that these people had been arrested but the recent discovery of mass graves in Chile plus the new Government's report on the disappeared has confirmed the horrible truth. Footage that was clandestinely shot by Chilean citizens reveals the shocking details of the disappearances. The images of these atrocities are intercut with the arpilleras and alternate with the compelling stories of Doris Menicord, Violeta Morales and Inelia Hermosilla, each of whom mourn for their disappeared family members. Through these patchwork tapestries the women have transformed their trauma, grief and ultimately their hope into vibrant and beautiful cloth pictures. Ultimately Threads of Hope is a story of women helping women. This story focuses on the passionate commitment of those left behind, the workshops and soup kitchens they helped to start and how they have created triumph from tragedy with the help of women from North America and Europe. The bright, hopeful colors and disturbing subjects of the arpilleras have made them become an international symbol of protest and hope and in their own way helped Democracy return to Chile.Bestsellers in DVD
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