We are excited to show the WRAPture film at the Dhaka Art Summit on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:30 pm.  The film is 48 minutes long and will be followed by a discussion with Monica Jahan Bose.  Click here for full schedule of events at DAS.

“WRAPture: A Public Art Project”: The film follows a climate justice art project from Washington DC’s low-income Anacostia neighborhood to Barobaishdia, a remote Bangladeshi island on the frontlines of climate change. Bangladeshi-American artist Monica Jahan Bose leads a dozen women farmers and over 200 Washingtonians to co-create 65 climate-themed saris, which wrap five Washington buildings. While they work on the saris, the participants recite poetry, sing, and dance, creating a trans-border community.  The film includes rare footage and testimony of the impacts of climate change on coastal women farmers and the power of art to bring about change. It premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington at a joint event with the Smithsonian.

Director: Monica Jahan Bose

Editing: Monica Jahan Bose and Preston

Original Score: Sonia Herrero

Camera: Paris Preston, Shefali Akhter Shetu, Monica Jahan Bose and others.