In this short Netflix documentary, inmates at a maximum-security prison in Missouri sew custom quilts for children in the adoption waiting list.
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Worn Stories is a media project by artist and writer Emily Spivack exploring the personal memories and mini-memoirs attached to everyday and cherished articles of clothing. It spans a 2014 bestselling book and an 8-episode 2021 Netflix Documentary Series.
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Approximately 15 million items of secondhand clothing enter the market in Accra every single week
Dead White Man's Clothes" is a powerful multimedia documentary project and article series published by Atmos Magazine in collaboration with Or Foundation, examining the devastating global impact of fashion waste in Accra, Ghana’s Kantamanto Market. The phrase "obroni w'awu" translates locally to "dead white man's clothes," originating from the belief that such an immense overflow of secondhand garments from the Global North could only belong to deceased foreigners
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5-part doco series - available on Youtube
A sweeping, global documentary series that follows Livia Firth as she embarks on a journey to uncover sustainable fashion solutions. From textile workers in developing nations to innovative brands redefining ethical production, Fashion-scapes takes viewers deep into the heart of the supply chain, proving that fashion can be beautiful without exploiting people or the planet.
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The lives behind the label is a collection of intimate stories about garment workers’ hardships, hopes and dreams. This web-documentary is made up of six short films.
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Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion is currently streaming on Binge, and examines the teen clothing brand Brandy Melville. The Instagram-perfect image of Brandy Melville hides a toxic work culture endemic to fast fashion, with discrimination against race, sex and body size.
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SLAY follows filmmaker Rebecca Cappelli’s journey around the world to uncover the dark side of the fashion industry. Rebecca's investigation into the animal skins trade unravels a harrowing story of greenwashing, mislabeling, animal cruelty and cover-ups from some of the world's major luxury fashion brands. Are you ready to get under fashion’s skin?
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Strategic Partner, WaterBear, has launched a new film series exploring the circular economy. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature.
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Patagonia Films
The film offers a humorous, thought-provoking anthropological exploration of humanity’s consumption habits, turning a satirical yet brutally honest eye on how everything is turning to shit and why the impulse toward buying more crap might destroy us all.
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with Celeste Barber.
A vibrant exploration of Australian fashion, The Way We Wore uncovers the cultural and historical significance of fashion, revealing how the clothes we wear can give intimate and surprising insights into how the country has evolved.
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Invisible Seams tells the stories of eight different Asian seamstresses and pattern-makers in New York, painting an intimate portrait of their diverse backgrounds, how they interconnect and together weave the fabric of the New York Fashion industry.
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Fashion Redressed reveals the inspirations and innovations that will sway trends and raise awareness of the ideas designing the future of fashion. Presented by Global Fashion Agenda and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, the creative content division of BBC Studios in 2023.
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Raised in the countryside and the daughter of environmental activists, Amy Powney was far from the haute couture and vanity that characterised London, and those home ideals stuck when she decided to become a fashion designer.
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ABC
Craig Reucassel dives into Australia's waste problem on a mission to expose truths, confront polluters, and explore sustainable solutions to the global environmental crisis.
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Following international river conservationist, Mark Angelo, RIVERBLUE spans the globe to infiltrate one of the world’s most pollutive industries, fashion. Narrated by clean water supporter Jason Priestley, this groundbreaking documentary examines the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions that inspire hope for a sustainable future.
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This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?
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