An exquisite tapestry of strong performances, haunting music by Michael Galasso (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE) and lush cinematography, Éléonore Faucher’s debut feature, SEQUINS, is a delicate but deeply moving ode to female empowerment. Together, two women, born generations apart, learn to mend the rips in the fabric of their lives. Claire has managed quite well since moving off her parents’ farm and into a quaint studio in Angoulême. Her supermarket cashier’s job pays the bills, but more importantly, it promises Claire enough spare time to design the intricately beautiful embroideries that are her passion. But all this is jeopardized when Claire learns that she is pregnant, at the tender age of 17. Deciding to give birth anonymously, she finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers. Madame Melikian has buried herself in work following the death of her beloved son. Day by day, stitch by stitch, as Claire’s belly grows rounder, the threads of embroidery create a filial bond between them. In time, the grief-stricken mentor and her anxious apprentice will stop protecting themselves and start helping one another.