Sewing Woman | |
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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 |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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