INVISIBLE SEAMS | JUNE 21 – JULY 13

ZAZ Corner In Between
10 Times Square Billboard, South East Corner of 41st Street and 7th Avenue

Invisible Seams shares the stories of eight different Asian-American seamstresses and pattern-makers in New York, bringing to the forefront the experiences of these frontline workers of the fashion industry, whose voices are too often overlooked. These women have weathered the pandemic, the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, trials of immigration, and the never-ending demands of fashion cycles. Invisible Seams is a celebration of their talent and expertise, an acknowledgment that their devotion to their craft is also a means of survival.

Watch it on vimeo | Instagram @invisibleseamsdoc | Website invseams.com | CREDIT

Director: Jia Li
Executive Producer: Jodie Chan
Producers: Jia Li, Nathaniel J. Brown
Director of Photography: Jia Li
Editor: Yiwei Chen
Camera: Jia Li, Nathaniel J. Brown, Yiwei Chen

JIA LI

Jia Li is a documentary cinematographer, director, and editor based in NYC. Her background in studio art, journalism, and interaction science has led to a wide-ranging documentary pursuit spanning art, global geopolitical tides, and telling the complex stories of migration and identity. A close collaborator of documentary directors and journalists, she brings a sensitive, intimate lens to stories of women, people of color, and spaces where cultures overlap. She has contributed to independent features such as One Child Nation, Hidden Letters, and Leftover Women. She is the Director of Photography for the HBO show Take Out with Lisa Ling, the Quartz show “Because China”, and also shoots for long-format shows on CBS, Hulu originals, ABC, Vice, and others. Her work for TOPIC studios and Retroreport has won Edward R. Murrow, Ellies, and Webby awards. Jia is a founding member of cross-cultural documentary collective HiLo. She is bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English.

JODIE CHAN

Jodie Chan is a Fashion Marketing Executive based in New York. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Sydney, Jodie thrives at the intersections of different cultures and industries. A graduate of Parsons the New School, Jodie began her career in fashion at a digital marketing agency at the dawn of social media, before joining the fledgling French-American womenswear brand Altuzarra as Director of Marketing and Communications. Three years ago, Jodie joined Carolina Herrera as Global Vice President of Marketing and Communications. It was on Vimeo that Jodie discovered Jia Li's staff-picked short-doc 'Spicy Village' from which the idea for 'Invisible Seams' was born. Jodie is a fierce advocate for Racial and Gender equity. Last year, her personal essay "Why It's So Important to Call the Atlanta Shooting a Hate Crime" was published on Marie Claire as a response to the attacks, and she is also an active mentor at APEX for Youth, a Chinatown-based Not-for-profit that supports the growth and wellbeing of Asian and immigrant youth from low-income families in NYC.