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    Directed by Melissa Ferrari
    USA | 7 minutes |

A folkloric meditation on West Virginia’s addiction epidemic, this mesmerizing nonfiction piece reflects on the tendency to assign supernatural meaning to tragedy and the unknowable.

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Director: Melissa Ferrari
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Running Time: 7 minutes
Awards: Jury Citation, Black Maria Film Festival

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2018 ShortFest Archive