The Flagmakers

The Flagmakers

American dreams and realities tangle inside the largest flag factory in the USA.
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Overview

Genre
Politics, Society, Social Issues, and Contemporary Issues
Synopsis

THE FLAGMAKERS follows workers at the country’s largest maker of American flags and flagpoles, most of whom are refugees and immigrants. Shot over the course of three years during a time of national fragility, the film is a meditation on the promise and failure of the American dream.

Treatment
Show treatment
Stage
finished
Running time
35 minutes

Credits

  • Cynthia Wade ... Co-Director (with Sharon Liese), Producer

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Womyn Films LLC
Country
United States
Years of Production
2022
Locations
Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Distribution Details

Release year
2022
Festivals
Camden, SCAD Savannah, SFFS, DOCNYC, Denver, MountainFilm, Crested Butte, and others
Awards
Nominee, Best Documentary Short, Critics Choice Awards // Winner, Best Documentary Short, SCAD Savannah Film Festival // Winner, Audience Award, Denver International Film Festival // Audience Award, Yes Indiana Film Festival
Distribution
Disney+
Broadcast (Prod.)
National Geographic
Broadcast (Acq.)
Disney+
Language
English, Serbian, Arabic, Spanish
Subtitles
English subtitles

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