Violet Gave Willingly is the name of both Sanford's new album and the documentary made by her sister, Claire Sanford about their mother. Violet Gave Willingly immerses us in the colourful world of textile artist Deborah Dumka, inviting viewers to witness the unflinchingly intimate details of her artistic process and inner life. Nestled in a cluttered studio by the sea, we witness an artist.. Violet Gave Willingly immerses us in the colourful and tactile studio and inner life of textile artist Deborah Dumka. An unflinchingly intimate mother-daughter conversation, the film lays bare the continuum and legacy of gender-based discrimination, sexism and sexual violence.
The filmmaker (director, cinematographer - the one holding the camera) Claire Sanford interviews her mother, textile artist Deborah Dumka, at work. Her studio in a large ramshackle house by the sea, is cosy and orderly yet also seems built of packing cases and pallets (like the boat Collective Spirit from the 2012 Olympics) - reminding us.. Claire Sanford is a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer and video artist working in two- and three- dimensional documentary storytelling. Her practice focuses on sensorial stories exploring the natural world, human identity, and how they overlap.