Threaded Together - NOMINATED FOR BEST DIVERSITY CHAMPION AWARD - ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY 2024.

Threaded Together is a poem film that captures the lived experiences of South Asian women and their textile heritage in Lancashire.

From learning new skills in the homeland to earning pennies a piece sewing in Blackburn living rooms, thread and fabric supported South Asian families across generations. Bollywood reigned supreme and the latest fashion from Lahore was celebrated, blending cultures from the old to the new. A short film depicts the oral histories and nuances from Blackburn women from the 1960’s to the present day.

Co-directed by Sima Gonsai and Bhulla Beghal, Threaded Together presents a tapestry of diverse voices exploring home, identity and community.

 

  • Co-directed by

    Sima Gonsai and Bhulla Beghal

    Written by Abda Khan

    Actors - Ambika Sharma - Lilly Gonsai

    Davis, Mal Beghal

    DOP - Bhulla Beghal

    1st AD Beverly Bennett

    Gaffa - Ian Braznall

    Sound - Paul Craythorne

    Production Design - Ambika Sharma

    Project Manager - Uzma Raziq

    Producer Jenny Rutter (British Textile Biennal)

  • British Textile Biennal 2023/24

    National Lottery Heritage Fund

  • Screening 21st February 2025 - Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

    NOMINATED BEST DIVERSITY CHAMPION AWARD- ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY 2024

    6TH & 20TH October - Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

    Screening 08th May 2024 - ST Mary and ST Joseph’s Primary School, Blackburn.