Sewing Woman

Sewing Woman is a 1982 American short documentary film directed by Arthur Dong about one woman's journey to America, from an arranged marriage in old China to life in San Francisco. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1984.^[1][2][3]

Sewing Woman
Directed by	Arthur Dong
Written by	Lorraine Dong
Produced by	Arthur Dong
Narrated by	Lisa Lu
Cinematography	Arthur Dong
Edited by	Arthur Dong
Production company	DeepFocus Productions
Distributed by	Third World Newsreel
Release date	October 1982 (1982-10)
Running time	14 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

Sewing Woman is an oral history of the filmmaker's mother, Zem Ping Dong, who immigrated from China and worked in San Francisco's garment industry for over thirty years.^[1]