A Year in Notes and Numbers
Experimental • 3m 54s
Directed by Lynne Sachs • Documentary • 2017 • 4 minutes
A year’s worth of to-do lists confronts the unavoidable numbers that are part and parcel of an annual visit to the doctor. The quotidian and the corporeal mingle and mix. Family commitments, errands and artistic effusions trade places with the daunting reality of sugar, cholesterol, and bone.
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The Juche Idea
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