The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

129 mins | Jan. 1, 1979

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

The Song of the Shirt

129 mins | Jan. 1, 1979

The Song of the Shirt
Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.
Producers British Film Institute Production Board
Original title The Song of the Shirt
Directors Susan Clayton, Jonathan Curling
Writers