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Laura Kissel’s Cotton Road Comes to Indie Grits by Abby Davis

by Jasper Posted on April 14, 2015

When asked what compelled her to make her film Cotton Road, a feature length documentary that takes the audience on a supply chain journey by following cotton from local South Carolina farms all the way to Chinese factories, Emmy nominated … Continue reading →

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Preview: 2015 Indie Grits, Day 1

by kpetersen Posted on April 14, 2015

by: Wade Sellers Has it been 12 months already? Indie Grits begins its ninth festival today offering Columbia more artistic variety in less time than any previous installment. The Indie Grits Opening Night Party blasts off at Columbia Museum of … Continue reading →

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In Jasper Vol. 3, No. 3: Movies And Cotton–And Movies About Cotton

by kpetersen Posted on March 17, 2014

“During production of her 2004 experimental, non-fiction film Cabin Field, independent filmmaker Laura Kissel became interested in the life cycle of the cotton plant. Cabin Field focused on a mile-long stretch of agricultural land in Crisp County, Georgia, and, during … Continue reading →

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