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WHILE I YET LIVE Short Films

Description

Five acclaimed African-American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, talk about love, religion and the fight for civil rights as they continue the tradition of quilting that originally brought them together.

Bios

Maris Curran’s films have shown at Berlinale, TIFF, Sheffield Doc/Fest and MoMA, among 50 other prestigious festivals and institutions. Her debut narrative feature, FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE, starring David Oyelowo, Dianne Weist and Rosie Perez, premiered at TIFF and was released theatrically in 2016. Maris holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program and was a Fulbright Fellow.

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2018

Director: Maris Curran

Producer: Jon Coplon & Maris Curran

Director of Photography: Jerry Henry

Editor: Julie Caskey

Running Time (minutes): 15 min

Language: English

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