Sew to Say
Coser para Contar
69 min | Documentary | DCP HD | O.V. English | Subtitles: English, Spanish | UK, Spain 2022
TECHNICAL SHEET
Direction and Screenplay: Rakel Aguirre
Producers: Rakel Aguirre and Sebastián Thomas
Director of Photography: Sebastián Thomas
Edition: María Corral
Original Music: Jimena Martínez Sáez
Post Production: THE FARM
Thalia is an artist and banner maker who, in the early 80s, joined a women-only peace camp to stand against nuclear weapons through non-violent action.
41 years ago, in the summer of 1981, a group of 36 women left their homes and marched from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to Greenham Common near London to protest against the American Cruise missiles that were going to be deployed in the UK as part of the Cold War response.
In fear of nuclear war, the group decided to stay and started a peace camp to protest against the storage of nuclear weapons at the base. The peace camp became women-only and soon transformed into a public space for women’s voices attracting hundreds of thousands of women over two decades.
Thalia, one of the original marchers and activists at the camp, shares the untold story of the longest feminist protest in British history and reflects on how collective action changed the lives of thousands of women inspiring several generations.
SYNOPSIS
Ecozine Film Festival, 2023 (Spain) - Official Selection: Feature documentary films
International Uranium Film Festival, 2023 (Brazil) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
CIFF Cambodia International Film Festival, 2023 (Cambodia) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Women Deliver Arts and Film Festival, 2023 (Rwanda) - Official selection
Swindon Independent Film Festival, 2023 (United Kingdom) - Official Competition Documentaries
Doc OKC Festival, 2023 (United States) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Chichester International Film Festival, 2023 (United Kingdom) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
FICDEH, International Film Festival for Human Rights Colombia 2023 (Colombia) - Official Competition Documentaries
ACAMPADOC International Documentary Film Festival 2023 (Panama) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Rasnov Film and Histories Festival 2023 (Romania) - Official Competition Documentaries
OFFCINEDOC, Oyola Fabián International Historical and Social Documentary Festival 2023 (Spain) - Official Competition Documentaries
International Film Festival ‘El Cine Suma Paz’ 2023 (Colombia) - Oficial Competition Feature Film’s on Culture of Peace
Global Peace Film Festival 2023 (United States) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Lunenburg Doc Fest 2023 (Canada) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
11 CineFem Film Festival 2023 (Uruguay) - Official Competition Feature films
‘Luz del Desierto’ International Festival 2023 (Argentina) - Official Selection: International Feature Films
Social Justice Film Festival 2023 (United States) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
BIFED - Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary 2023 (Turkey) - Panorama, Official selection
Lane Doc Fest 2023 (United States) - Official Competition
Lost River Film Fest 2023 (United States) - Official Competition Feature films
Utopia Film Festival 2023 (United States) - Official Competition Documentaries
Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2023 (United Kingdom) - Official selection Feature films
ECOCINE 2023 - International Environmental and Human Rights Film Festival (Brazil) - Official selection Feature films
El Ojo Cojo International Film Fest 2023 (Spain) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Etnovideográfica 2023, International Ethnographic Festival (Spain) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Cinemistica Film Festival 2023 (Spain) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
This Human World 2023, International Human Rights Film Festival (Austria) - Feminist Perspectives section
ReFrame Film Festival 2024 (Canada) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival, FCDHV (Puerto Rico) - Official selection
12th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2024 (India) - International Documentaries (non competition)
7th International Women Filmmakers Festival 2024 (Turkey) - ‘Camera Eye’ International Documentaries selection
Muestra Audiovisual: La Imagen de la Memoria (Colombia) - Official Selection
Mostra Internacional de Cinema Etnográfico do Museo do Pobo Galego 2024 (Spain) - Official Selection: International Feature Films
WOW Wales One World Film Festival 2024 (United Kingdom) - Online programme: Feature Films
7th Porto Femme International Film Festival (Portugal) - International competition
WIFI Film Festival (United States) - Official Selection: International Documentary Feature
11ª Muestra de Cine Español (Colombia) - ‘Ventana al cine por los derechos humanos’ section
Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, FBAFF 2024 (United States) - Official selection: Feature documentary films
18 FIC Gibara, Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara 2024 (Cuba) - Muestra colateral
IX Directed by Women Spain 2024 (Spain) - Official Selection
FESTIVALS
Best International Documentary Feature Film Award - Ecozine Film Festival
Honorable Mention - International Uranium Film Festival
Best Film Editing (María Corral) - ACAMPADOC International Documentary Film Festival
Best Documentary Film on Gender and Equality - OFFCINEDOC Documentary Festival
Jury Honorable Mention - International Film Festival ‘El Cine Suma Paz’
Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film - 11 CineFem Film Festival
Best International Feature Film - ‘Luz del Desierto’ International Festival
Winner Equality Feature - Lane Doc Fest
Best Documentary Award - Utopia Film Festival
Honorable Mention - El Ojo Cojo Film Festival
International ‘Camera Eye’ Best Documentary Film Award - 7th International Women Filmmakers Festival
Best Feature Ecosinema Documentary Award - WOW Wales One World Film Festival
Thematic Competition Best Film Award - 7th Porto Femme International Film Festival
Jury's and Audience's Social Documentary Award - Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, FBAFF
AWARDS
DOCUMENTS
Dossier (Spanish)
Dossier (English)