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The flagmakers / National Geographic Documentary Films presents ; a Womyn Films production ; in association with Improbable Features ; a film by Cynthia Wade and Sharon Liese ; directed and produced by Cynthia Wade and Sharon Liese.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Flags--Social aspects--United States.
- Flags.
- Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
- Immigrants.
- Refugees--United States--Social conditions.
- Refugees.
- Patriotism--United States.
- Patriotism.
- Americanization.
- American Dream.
- United States--Ethnic relations--Economic aspects.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--Economic aspects.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (36 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Overland Park], Kansas : Womyn Films, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- From Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade and award-winning director Sharon Liese, THE FLAGMAKERS poses one of today's most pressing questions: who is the American flag for? Employee-owned Eder Flag in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, sews and ships five million American flags a year. The flagmakers - locals, immigrants and refugees - stitch stars and stripes as they wrestle with identity and belonging. Sewing manager Radica, a Serbian immigrant, believes every flag has a soul. Ali, a war survivor from Iraq, is learning how to use a sewing machine after arriving in the United States just 90 days prior. Midwestern-born Barb's genuine friendships with her immigrant co-workers belie her staunchly conservative beliefs. SugarRay, a Black man born and raised in Milwaukee, reflects on his complicated relationship with this country. Each considers: What does the American flag represent in a changing nation and world, and for whom? THE FLAGMAKERS is an intimate glimpse into the people whose hands make America's most recognizable icon.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 02, 2023).
- Won 2023 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Short Documentary
- Title from title screen (viewed November 16, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1412540991
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