The Florestine Collection (2011): cast, story & where to watch
2011 · Film
Released in 2011, The Florestine Collection is a documentary film directed by Paul Gailiunas, running about 31 minutes.
What it’s about. Experimental Animator Helen Hill found more than 100 handmade dresses in a trash pile on one Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. She set out to make a film about the dressmaker, an African-American seamstress who had recently passed away. The dresses and much of the film footage were later flood-damaged by Hurricane Katrina while Helen was still working on the film. Helen was murdered in a home invasion in New Orleans in 2007. Her husband Paul Gailiunas has completed the film, which includes Helen's original silhouette, cut-out, and puppet animation, as well as flood-damaged and restored home movies.
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- When was The Florestine Collection released?
- The Florestine Collection was released in 2011, with a runtime of about 31 minutes.