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 filmmaker Dylan Howitt (and for an extremely low crowdfunded budget) the film is a labour of love just like the dress is.

In September we went on general cinema release in the UK to over 100 cinemas. Now we’d like to see if we can bring the film to even more people and facilitate cinema screenings around the world.

Thanks for watching and for being part of this film's journey. We hope to meet you in person at a cinema soon!

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Email: nettledressfilm@gmail.com

'One of the best cinematic surprises of 2023' *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

** WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARDS AT CINECITY AND SCREENPLAY FILM FESTIVALS **