The Shoe Shop | Dougald Hine & Anna Björkman | A School Called Home

This film is part of a series called "Something Beautiful for the World”, which is a collaboration between Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films. Watch all the films of the series here:    • Something Beautiful for the World  

Anna Björkman and Dougald Hine had been hosting online workshops for years, centering around the idea of regrowing a living culture. When they were looking for a physical place for their gatherings, they fell in love with an old shoe shop.

The shoe shop in Östervåla, Sweden had been around for over 100 years, spanning three generations of shoe makers. Now, through its new owners' thoughtful curation, it's slowly being transformed into a cultural centre of sorts.

Dougald and Anna have already hosted a concert, a storytelling evening and a film screening here. And there are plans for many more events ahead.

The closing of the old shoe shop marked the end of an era in Östervåla. But with the opening of the new one, the town has gained a spot for hanging out, for learning new things and for forming relationships worth trusting.

Filmed in: Östervåla, Sweden
Featuring: Dougald Hine & Anna Björkman (https://aschoolcalledhome.org/)
Produced, filmed and edited by: Mattias Olsson for Campfire Stories (https://www.campfire-stories.org/)
Sound mix: Boris Laible (https://www.borislaible.com/)
The song at the end of the film was composed and recorded by Arvid Rask. (https://www.kolonien.nu/about)
Caroline Ross ( @foundandground  ) is one of the two guests to visit the shoe shop in the film. She’s an artist who creates all of her paints from natural materials. The other visitor is Theresa Emmerich Kamper ( @traditional_leather  ) who's a traditional leather maker.

The films of the series "Something Beautiful for the World" explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds. We'll be sharing a total of 12 short films, from across five continents - releasing one per month for the whole year of 2024 - four from each filmmaker.

More info about the three production companies below:

Campfire Stories
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Visit our website: https://www.campfire-stories.org
Support us on Patreon:   / mattiasolsson  

Reflections of Life
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Happen Films
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A huge thank you to the following kind folks, who've given so generously of their time to help provide subtitles for the film:

Bulgarian: Polina Stoyanova
Croatian: Davor Bobanac
Dutch: Karla Greven
(English: Mattias Olsson)
French: Amélie Macoin
German: Tanja Pütz
Indonesian: Ary Nuansa
Italian: Grazia Gironella
Slovak: Zuzana Beračova
Spanish: Patricia Aguirre
(Swedish: Mattias Olsson)