The Irma Thomas Center for W.I.S.E. (Women In Search of Excellence) Women at Delgado Community College and the New Orleans Craft Mafia are sponsoring free premiere screenings of “Handmade Nation,” a new film by Faythe Levine which documents the new wave of indie art, craft and design that's swept the nation.
Director Levine will be in attendance for a free public screening of the film in the Lac Maurepas Room on the second floor of the Student Life Center (Building 23), Delgado City Park Campus, on Friday, Sept. 18, 6-9 p.m.
A marketplace featuring local artists and crafters will accompany the screening, as well as a question and answer session with Levine following the screening. Ample free parking will also be available in the nearby parking lot off Navarre Avenue by the former WYES TV studio.
A free daytime screening of the film for Delgado students only will also take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the same location.
Starting in 2006, Levine traveled to 15 cities, logged over 19,000 miles and interviewed more than 80 individuals who are part of a tightly knit crafting community which exists both online through websites, blogs and forums such as Etsy and Craftster and within local communities around the world in the form of craft fairs, independent boutiques, modern day knitting circles and networking groups like the Craft Mafia. “Handmade Nation” is the documentary product of her experience. For more information about the film, visit www.handmadenationmovie.com.