Voice Notes on Death (Germany) by Romy Persaud Drennan, Harry Crampton
Documentary Short Films / Cannes International Film Week
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19m
A film about mortality. We asked friends and family about their relationship with death, a topic we had not openly discussed with them before. A collection of voice notes are woven together with Super 8 footage. Filmed over the course of one month during winter in Berlin.
Running time: 00:19:55
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