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20147 minPGdoc-short

The Lost One

20147 minPGdoc-short

A white kolt is sewn using a sewing machine inherited from Liselotte Wajstedt's grandmother, featuring images from her grandmother's life along the hem.

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Liselotte Wajstedt

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A white kolt is sewn using a sewing machine inherited from Liselotte Wajstedt's grandmother, featuring images from her grandmother's life along the hem.

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Liselotte Wajstedt

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Liselotte Wajstedt sews a white kolt for her grandmother, using the sewing machine she inherited from her. As she works, she prints a series of images along the hem, each representing a moment from her grandmother’s life. Through this process, Wajstedt reflects on her own personal history and the connections that bind generations. The film, lasting seven minutes, presents a narrative that intertwines individual experiences with universal themes about life and memory.

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