JPCI 2025 - Screening-debate "The Golden Thread" (India) by Nishtha Jain

The Journées du patrimoine culturel immatériel (JPCI) 2025 focus on textile arts.
A man in the middle of a weaving mill
"The Golden Thread" by Nishtha Jain © Nishtha Jain (Raintree Films, India Irena Taskovski (Taskovski Film, UK) Morana Komljenovic (Kolek Doo Dokudum, BnH)‎

Fabric arts and crafts have been granted Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) status by UNESCO for several years now. Traditional silk from Central Asia, pagne weaving in Côte d'Ivoire and Palestinian embroidery are all classified as ICH, and bear witness to practices that are rooted in societies and eras, and whose leg continues to be perpetuated in a constantly evolving world.

The JPCI 2025 will conclude with a screening-debate.

The Golden Thread, by Nishtha Jain

India, 86 minutes

Immersion in a jute textile factory in India, near Calcutta, with outdated machinery dating back over a century. The film questions the beauty of this timeless place, but also the drastic working conditions endured by the workers, their daily lives, hopes and dreams.

The screening will be followed by a discussion in the presence of:

  • Anne Viguier, senior lecturer specializing in India

  • Other speakers to be announced