Why can´t I hear the sound of sewing machines anymore? A meeting with my family and the history of all their sewing machines.
| Concept and Sound | Anna Linder |
| Cinematographer and Editor | Maja Borg |
| Music | New Tango Orquesta |
| Online | Per Sjökvist and Theodore Magnusson, Mekaniken |
| Web Design | Keiichi Sugimoto |
| Graphic design | Josefin Herolf |
| Production | Big Human Productions |
| Supported by | Dramatiska institutet EMS Lisbet Gabrielsson Film AB Mekaniken Storumans kommun Sorsele kommun |
| Screening details | 6 min, HDCAM-SR, DVD, 16:9, Colour, Stereo, PAL |
| Country and year of production | Sweden 2011 |
| Distribution | Festivals: Swedish Filminstitute, Andreas Fock Tel +46 (0)8 665 11 36 E-mail: andreas.fock@sfi.se www.sfi.se Folkets Bio, Sweden www.folketsbio.se Filmform the art film and video archive, Stockholm www.filmform.com |
| Participating Relatives | Gunda Andersson, Holmsund (Grandma´s sister) Ann-Britt Andersson, Holmsund (Grandma´s sister) Asta Stenlund, Lycksele (Grandma´s sister-in-law) Eva Grundström, Sorsele (Grandma) Greta Johansson, Sorsele (Grandma´s sister) Gunilla Stenlund, Sorsele (Grandma´s sister-in-law) Gudrun Stenlund, Sorsele (Grandma´s sister-in-law) Ann-Irene Linder, Storuman (my mother) Solweig, Viklund, Sorsele (mothers cousin) Emmy Johansson, Sorsele (Grandma´s sister) Märta-Karin Brännlund, Sandsjönäs (my aunt) Christina Linder, Storuman (my sister) Petra Bohman, Storuman (my cousin) |
13 Related Sewing Machines is a part of an ongoing work about the invisible labour of women; I can’t hear the sound of your sewing machine anymore is a tribute to my mother, grandmother and to all the women who suffer from a constant bad conscience for not being good enough.
Sister Drag, video, 2008, 3 min, stereo, colour, 16:9, PAL
A feminist remake of Christian Marclays Guitar Drag. One Sewing Machine called Brother is dragged behind a Volvo up in the mountains of Lapland in a light summernight.
I’m making this sparetime useful by not making waste, performance, 2010, 2-8 hours, 4-8 channels
The performance is a way to use time for important work. I am repairing, taking care of my textiles and my clothes. I don´t want to buy new things anymore. I hate H&M and all cheap things that destroy our culture and the worlds economy. It is also a way to show some concentrated work and let people be in my world of focus.