Silken Tales of Laos: A Grandson's Journey Back to His Roots

In Laos, Anou, the grandson of an aristocratic family exiled in 1975, decided to go back home in 2001.

By chance, he came across the family home, whose address his parents refused to give him. By chance, in the streets of Vientiane, he bumped into the former manager of his grandmother's weaving workshop.

He decided to stay to prolong his ancestor's quest for quality. Today, the quality of his silks and their natural dyes owe nothing to chance. Designers in New York and Paris work with his collections. He stays in contact with his grandmother, now living in Australia, on Skype. They discuss the upcoming collection…

Documentary: Weaving the World – Laos (2017)
Directed by Isabelle Dupuy Chavanat & Jill Coulon
Production: Arturo mio & ARTE G.E.I.E.