Craft Cinema – A Scent of Flax
Screening of the documentary film "A Scent of Flax" about Torsåker Linen Factory – a textile industry in southwestern Gästrikland that came to employ hundreds of people, mostly women, both directly and indirectly.
Please note that the film is in Swedish.
Information
A film about flax and entrepreneurial spirit. About dust, clatter, and noise. About joy and community. About a bygone Torsåker, where local details reflect a piece of 20th-century Sweden.
Bio 7an invites you to Slöjdbio during the weaving fair. Bring your knitting or crochet and work by hand in soft lighting while watching the film! The director will be present to introduce the screening.
A SCENT OF FLAX – THE STORY OF TORSÅKER LINEN FACTORY
Production: Owe Eriksson / Screen Air Television AB
A documentary, produced in 2024, about Torsåkers Linnefabrik – a textile industry in southwestern Gästrikland that employed hundreds of people, mostly women, both directly and indirectly.
A film about flax and entrepreneurial spirit. About dust, clatter, and noise. About joy and community. About a bygone Torsåker, where local elements reflect a piece of 20th-century Sweden.
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25 Sep 18:00
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- Event URL: https://bio7an.internetbokningen.com/chap/
- Contact person email: [email protected]