A documentary film connecting Chinese
textile workers
纪录片连接中国纺织工人

South Carolina cotton farmers
南卡罗来纳州棉农

and global consumers
和全球消费者

Directed and Produced by Laura Kissel
Co Director and Producer in China: Li Zhen 李桢

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From fields in South Carolina to factories in Shanghai, “Cotton Road” makes visible the production cycle of an agricultural commodity through the stories of workers who transform raw cotton from a seed in the ground to a product on a store shelf. The film begins with farmers and seeds and ends at a retail store. In between, it tracks the travels of cotton to China where young factory girls dye, spin and sew, manufacturing the products we desire to consume. Connecting our consumption to the labor behind it, “Cotton Road” weaves a portrait of globalized work in the 21st century.

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5.23.2011
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