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Compass – Saving Claymore (2002)

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The laundromat and the coffee shop

Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Locals come up with an original idea to solve a problem of access to laundry facilities; a community laudromat and coffee shop combined. It’s been going for a year and has brought a disparate community of isolated individuals together.

Curator’s notes

by Janet Bell

This very fine documentary explores the issue of why it is so often women who make these community projects work. The film decides that it’s because friendships are important to women who care passionately about the future.