Dust to Dust

Japan, 2024. Director Kôsai Sekine. 89min.

How can haute couture help to solve the ecological harm caused by ready-to-wear's ferocious pace? We are pleased to present the first UK screening of Dust to Dust by director Kôsai Sekine. In it we follow Tokyo-based designer Yuima Nakazato meandering through Nairobi’s Gikomba Market, the world’s largest hub for discarded clothes: 'Knowing that anything I say is going to be completely useless… is kind of a new experience for me. Now I know what it feels like to be truly lost for words,' he says. The documentary trails the development of a new non-woven material made using two 50-kilogram bundles of clothing procured from Kenya. Nakazato’s ethereal garments presented a year later in Paris offer a reimagining of the fashion world at its creative and conscious best.  

Past screenings

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – London
Tuesday 20 May 2025, 18:30 | Central Saint Martins
UK premiere, with post-screening discussion between Alex Musembi, co-founder of Africa Collect Textiles (ACT), festival co-curator Dal Chodha, designer Jawara Alleyne and journalist Tamsin Blanchard.

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – UK Tour
Saturday 4 October 2025, 18:00 | Glasgow Film Theatre

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – UK Tour
TBC | Phoenix, Exeter

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – UK Tour
Friday 24 October 2025, 19:00 | Plymouth Arts Cinema