“STITCHERS: TAPESTRY OF SPIRIT”
Torah Stitch by Stitch was honoured to be the subject of a short documentary film financed by a grant from Canadian broadcaster Bravo and produced by 90th Parallel. The film has won several awards at festivals across North America. The film will be shown continuously at the exhibition, Tapestry of Spirit, at the Textile Museum of Canada, June 12 – December 17, 2019.
90th Parallel has generously allowed us to sell the DVD for personal use.
If you would like to rent a copy of the film to show at your synagogue, church, mosque, school, community centre, or other location, please contact us.
ABOUT THE FILM
Director: Tassie Notar
For: BravoFactual, CANADA, 2017
Run time: 15 minutes
One woman’s ambitious project to write a complete Torah, in cross stitch. Over 1,500 stitchers in 27 countries, are each stitching a portion, in the hope that the final work will become an inspiring traveling museum exhibit. Shot at locations in Toronto, London and Valencia; featuring an original musical score.
AWARDS
- Best Short Palm Beach [29th] Annual Jewish Film Festival – February 2019
- Canada Shorts 2018 Award of Merit
- Special Jury Award Worldfest Houston – April 2018
- Golden Sheaf Award Nominee in Short Subject [Non-Fiction] Category Yorkton Film Festival, Saskatchewan – May 2018
- Gold Camera Documentary Award US International Film and Video Festival
- Award of Merit 2017 Best Short Awards Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, British Columbia – November 2017