THE FLAGMAKERS
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Los Feliz 3 | National Geographic Documentary Films Spotlight 2022
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- RELEASED IN: 2022
- 35 MINUTES
- DIRECTED BY: CYNTHIA WADE AND SHARON LIESE
ABOUT THE FILM:
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.
FORMAT: DCP
DISTRIBUTOR: National Geographic Documentary Films
