World Premiere
threeASFOUR: Full Circle
Spotlight Documentary
Feature Documentary | United States | 93 MINUTES | English, German, Arabic | English subtitlesArt, Biography, Documentary, Drama, Fashion, New York
Directed by Sean Ono Lennon and co-directed by Brian Gonzalez, this New York story is an intimate documentary that follows Gabi Asfour, Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil, the founders of avant-garde NYC fashion collective threeASFOUR, as they navigate the tension between creative independence and financial viability.
This diverse group of designers, who hail from Lebanon, Russia and Israel, combine cutting-edge technologies with couture craftsmanship to promote international, intercultural and interspecies unity. For over 25 years, they’ve prioritized collaboration over profit, crafting “couture-on-the-street” designs worn by icons like Björk, Chloë Sevigny and Meredith Monk — a practice that earned them the 2015 Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian National Design Award. Director Ono Lennon filmed for over five years to capture the beauty and acclaim of this collective, as well as the constant struggle of mounting debt, unpaid rent and an industry that often values commerce over vision. threeASFOUR: Full Circle is a meditation on friendship, resilience, and the pursuit of peace and creativity.—Dan Hunt