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chola-dora aur sui- a film by Jaymin & Lokesh

About the Film:

This film is a celebration of Chola-Dora, an identity clothing of the Gaddi community and honors tailoring as a heritage craft. Located in the unique setting of the fragile Indian mountain ecosystem facing erosion of culture and climate change, this film illustrates how clothing, and the process of making it, is central to material and cultural sustainability. What lessons might ‘Chola-Dora and the sewing needle’ have for us as we struggle to reimagine an alternative, pro-environmental model for fashion?

About the Filmmakers:

JAYMIN is a filmmaker based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He primarily works for the Gujarati film industry. He learned filmmaking at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, which grants him a unique ability to see filmmaking as a design process. Which reflects in his work such as a craft documentary he made on Ajrakh, a block printing craft from Kutch, Gujarat, India. He helms multiple departments while working on a film, according to him it brings a synergy between various processes that result in a unified seamless film.

LOKESH GHAI is a design educator and researcher working with traditional craft practices and communities. He is interested in the cultural making of craft and clothing. He has showcased his textile art at the Museum of Childhood, London. As a designer and associate curator, he presented the India-Street exhibition in Scotland; the show was a runner-up for the most sustainable design practice award. He is a founding faculty at Somaiya Kala Vidya, Kutch, India’s premier design institute for traditional craft communities. In 2022, Ghai won The Karun Thakar Fund, by the V&A Museum, London; his research focuses on tailoring as a heritage. He has recently been awarded a research grant from Indian Foundation for Arts to work with the heritage of shoemakers in Dehradun Valley.

Date: 21 September, 2024 (Saturday)

Time: 4 pm to 5.30 pm

Venue: Lecture Hall, L D Museum

For ages: 18 and above

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