HARRISVILLE DESIGNS

In 1970, as American textiles went overseas and the mills of Harrisville, New Hampshire closed their doors, Chick Colony decided to do the impossible: start a textile company. 50 years later, they still make the high quality looms, yarns, and children’s weaving products that put them on the map. Their’s is a story of preservation and perseverance, and the townspeople that made it all possible.

I had the opportunity to direct, shoot, and score this film. It was a rare chance to invent a unified visual and aural style. I chose a saturated and floating quality for the visuals and reflected that in the score by using a mixture of reverberant, saturated sound alongside dry and grounded instruments like open-tuned guitars.

Client: Harrisville Designs

Music: Ned Porter

Director: Ned Porter

Gaffer and Key Grip: Keenan Blanchard

Producers: Michelle Aldredge and Nick Colony

Special Thanks

Harrisville Designs Spinning Mill

Harrisville Designs Friendly Loom

Harrisville Designs Wood Shop

Harrisville Designs Creative Team