LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
DOC SHORT | GREENLAND | 18 MINUTES | Other
The Last Grass Seamstress
Director: Arina Kleist
Short-doc about 82 year old indigenous Inuk, a South Greenlandic grass sewing specialist, Marie Josefsen, and her story of probably being the last grass seamstress in Greenland. Growing up, Marie was surrounded by her mother and aunts who sewed lyme grass into baskets, coasters, and etc. Her father and uncles would collect the grass on hunting islands with their kayaks. The arts & craft had been passed down from her foremothers in her family for generations. After years of being active in grass sewing, she’d thought to herself, what if she passes away? Then the arts and craft of grass sewing would die out in Greenland…
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Arina Kleist
Producer
Arina Kleist, Heidi Zilmer, Sofianguak Kristiansen, Inuk Jørgensen
Writer
Arina Kleist
Key Cast
Marie Josefsen
DIRECTORS BIO
Arina Kleist, born in 1986. Arina is an indigenous Inuk based in Qaqortoq, South Greenland and works as a media freelancer where she helps companies with their video storytelling. Her truly passion is telling the untold stories and the authentic history of her fellow Inuit in Greenland. She picked up her first full frame camera in 2020. Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq (The Last Grass Seamstress) is her first official short doc.
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
Thankfully, we live in an era at the moment where it is time for us to tell our own stories and tell our own history, after centuries with foreigners coming to our land and telling our history from their point of view. I feel privileged and honored to be part of this story telling and to be part of maintaining some parts of our indigenous cultural heritage.
SHOWTIMES
Wednesday, November 12
Screening: 3:15pm
Program Four
AMC The Grove 14
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Parking
At The Theatre
