Tightly Knit
a documentary short by Jenni Nelson
producer, director, cinematographer, editor
16mm black & white | 4 minutes, 42 seconds | Aspect 1.33 (4x3) | Stereo | ©2010 Jenni Nelson | USA
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producer, director, cinematographer, editor
16mm black & white | 4 minutes, 42 seconds | Aspect 1.33 (4x3) | Stereo | ©2010 Jenni Nelson | USA
Follow Tightly Knit on FACEBOOK for up-to-date screenings and news.
Short Synopsis
This award-winning documentary explores the story of three passionate and quirky characters obsessed with knitting. It defies the stereotype that knitting is just for grandmothers and introduces the contemporary art of yarn bombing--a form of knit graffiti.
Medium Synopsis
“Sock knitters are the first people to rip their shoes off and throw their feet in your face to show you the amazing sock that they just knit; they don’t want their pieces hidden.” "Tightly Knit" is a 16mm black and white documentary that brings to life the sub-culture of the knitting community. Three characters introduce us to this quirky world, sharing their obsession for knitting. Jasmin reveals inside lingo and the genesis of her knitting group, “The Minions with Pointy Sticks.” Laura, a knitting newbie, fully immerses herself in processing wool after loosing her job. Finally, Wonder Mike expresses his passion as an artist by setting his work free “out in the wild” through knit graffiti or “yarn bombs.” Stop-motion animation whimsically brings this practice to life as yarn wiggles its way around urban objects resulting in the ultimate “knit tag.” "Tightly Knit" defies the stereotype that knitting is just for grandmothers and brings the art into a public arena while tenderly showing the human need for a sense of belonging and community.
Screenings & AwardsRunner-up winner, Best of Student Docs, Telegraph 21, 2010
Los Angeles Film Festival, 2010 www.lafilmfest.com/2010/ Sunday, June 20, 9:45pm, Regal Cinemas #10/LA Live Sunday, June 27, 1:30pm, Regal Cinemas #10/LA Live 1000 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90015 (map it) Newport Beach Film Festival, 2011 Finalist, Urban TV Festival, Spain, 2010 Lunafest, 2010 World Premiere Season Launch of National Tour Thursday, September 30, 2010 6pm Reception, 7:30 Screening - San Francisco, CA Herbst Theater (map it) Buy tickets here. See when it is screening in your area. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 2011 Exhibition June-September 2011 http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions.html Usurp Art Gallery, London, 2010 November 26, 2010 More here. Big Screen Project - New York City - 2010 October 1-3, 2010, Eventi Hotel Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, 2010 Monday, October 4, 2010 7:30 Screening El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA More here. San Francisco Film Society - Cinema By the Bay, 2010 Saturday, November 6, 2010, 2:00pm screening Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco Buy tickets here. Art + Invention Student Works Festival, Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SiCa), Stanford University, 2010 "Party on the Edge" Cantor Arts Center Screening, Stanford University, 2010 Featured on Telegraph 21 Watch a two minute preview of the film and read an interview with the director. More here. |
Film CreditsProducer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor:
Jenni Nelson Featuring: Jasmin Canty Laura Ogilvie Michael Wade Associate Producer: Briar March Music composed by: Mark Smythe Faculty Advisors: Jamie Meltzer Jan Krawitz Technical Assistance: Mark Urbanek Christian Gainsley Thanks to: The Knitmore Girls Podcast Purlescence Yarns A Verb for Keeping Warm Special thanks to: Gigi Karimzadeh Andrew Canty Gregory McKenna Erin Balabanian Lisa Lowery Rachel Debasitis Ursula Ferrara Le Tuan Janice Lambert Sandi Luck Nathania Apple Kristine Vejar Adrienne Rodriguez Nam Pham Katrina Bicknell Carol Kramer Produced in the Documentary Film and Video M.F.A. Program Department of Art & Art History Stanford University This film was made possible by a product grant from Kodak Motion Picture Film © 2010 Jenni Nelson |