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Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand, using only the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. This is ‘hedgerow couture’, the greenest of slow fashion. It’s also the medicine that helps him survive the death of his wife, which leaves him and their four children bereft, and how he finds a beautiful way to honour her.
Made over many years with great love and care by award winning filmmaker Dylan Howitt, the film is a labour of love just like the dress is. More about the making of the film here.
The Nettle Dress has been a grassroots, word of mouth sensation! Last year we showed the film in over 250 cinemas in the UK, reaching number 8 for documentaries in the box office, unheard of for a film about craft. We've shown in film festivals, and sustainable fashion and textile events, to spinning and weaving groups and in universities. We've loved being part of the conversation about a textile (and film!) production that is slower, greener and more in tune with our beautiful planet.
Now we’re making the film available to watch for a two week window worldwide: November 15th - December 2nd.
This film was made to watch together and we encourage people to watch with friends and family, or with their craft groups, though please note that if you are showing the film to a larger group please choose the 'community screening' ticket.
Also included is a 30 minute pre-recorded Q&A with Allan Brown and Dylan Howitt with more of the background of the making of both the dress and the film.
THE NETTLE DRESS
WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARDS AT CINECITY, SCREENPLAY AND GLIMMERGLASS FILM FESTIVALS
'One of the best cinematic surprises of the year' *FIVE STARS*
MANSEL STIMPSON, FILM REVIEW DAILY
''One of those films that just puts you in a different place and makes you appreciate life - lovely!'
MARK KERMODE, KERMODE & MAYO'S TAKE
'A lovely, lyrical, poignant documentary' *FOUR STARS*
WENDY IDE, THE OBSERVER
‘Exquisite, inspiring and beautiful.’
SIR MARK RYLANCE
Thanks for watching and for being part of this film's journey. We hope to meet you in person at a cinema soon!
Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook @nettledressfilm
Email: nettledressfilm@gmail.com
Please note that in Australia and New Zealand we are in talks with a distributor. That hopefully means soon to be announced exciting plans for a cinema tour and other ways to see the film. However it also means the film will not be available online here. Do get in touch if you have any questions about this.
Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand, using only the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. This is ‘hedgerow couture’, the greenest of slow fashion. It’s also the medicine that helps him survive the death of his wife, which leaves him and their four children bereft, and how he finds a beautiful way to honour her.
Made over many years with great love and care by award winning filmmaker Dylan Howitt, the film is a labour of love just like the dress is. More about the making of the film here.
The Nettle Dress has been a grassroots, word of mouth sensation! Last year we showed the film in over 250 cinemas in the UK, reaching number 8 for documentaries in the box office, unheard of for a film about craft. We've shown in film festivals, and sustainable fashion and textile events, to spinning and weaving groups and in universities. We've loved being part of the conversation about a textile (and film!) production that is slower, greener and more in tune with our beautiful planet.
Now we’re making the film available to watch for a two week window worldwide: November 15th - December 2nd.
This film was made to watch together and we encourage people to watch with friends and family, or with their craft groups, though please note that if you are showing the film to a larger group please choose the 'community screening' ticket.
Also included is a 30 minute pre-recorded Q&A with Allan Brown and Dylan Howitt with more of the background of the making of both the dress and the film.
THE NETTLE DRESS
WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARDS AT CINECITY, SCREENPLAY AND GLIMMERGLASS FILM FESTIVALS
'One of the best cinematic surprises of the year' *FIVE STARS*
MANSEL STIMPSON, FILM REVIEW DAILY
''One of those films that just puts you in a different place and makes you appreciate life - lovely!'
MARK KERMODE, KERMODE & MAYO'S TAKE
'A lovely, lyrical, poignant documentary' *FOUR STARS*
WENDY IDE, THE OBSERVER
‘Exquisite, inspiring and beautiful.’
SIR MARK RYLANCE
Thanks for watching and for being part of this film's journey. We hope to meet you in person at a cinema soon!
Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook @nettledressfilm
Email: nettledressfilm@gmail.com
Please note that in Australia and New Zealand we are in talks with a distributor. That hopefully means soon to be announced exciting plans for a cinema tour and other ways to see the film. However it also means the film will not be available online here. Do get in touch if you have any questions about this.