The Quilters

Name: The Quilters
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-06-15
Duration: 33 min

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6/15/2024

Runtime

33 mins

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Documentary

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Follow the daily lives of several quilters inside the sewing room at South Central Correctional Center, a Level 5 maximum-security prison in a small town two hours south of St. Louis, MO. From design to completion, the men reveal their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride in creating something beautiful in this windowless, sacred space deep within the prison walls.

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English

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A meditative look inside a prison sewing room where men transform fabric scraps into intricate quilts, finding dignity and meaning in the act of creation. The film reveals how art becomes a form of resistance and self-discovery within harsh constraints.