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Short Films and Mid-Lengths
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19m
Directed by Beth B | 20 mins | 1978
A terrifying allegory of societal repression, which follows the plight of an innocent youth abducted and tortured without any culpability. The film stars Bob Mason, Kiki Smith, and a 19-year-old Lydia Lunch.
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