Weaving Worlds Press Kit

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Through untold stories of the intricate creation and often political sales of Navajo rugs, Weaving Worlds discloses the intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art.

For viewers: Please contact your local public television to find out when they will be scheduling this program.

Below are resources for stations to use in promoting their carriage of Weaving Worlds :

  • "The well-paced film has high production values and provides an insider's view that is well worth checking out."

             -John Nesbit, Old School
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Zonnie Gillmore, a weaver from Chinle, Ariz., waits for the results of the bids at the Crownpoint rug auction. Alice
Weaving Worlds explores the economics and cultural survival through art among the Navajo. Lorraine Herder, Edith Simonson’s sister, picks brush to dye the wool the traditional way.
While some Navajo weavers use store-bought wool, Edith Simonson still raises sheep and spins wool the traditional way. Weaving Worlds Producer Bennie Klain

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