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Graphenheim Goes Director
End Slate marks the third and last installment of a series of documentary-like shorts which began with Subversive in 2009, followed by Air one year later. At its core, End Slate is about capturing those natural moments that sometimes happen when people forget about the camera and start being themselves. On the surface, though, the plot revolves around the making of a movie with Mr Graphenheim helming the picture and Italian actress Margherita Laterza set to star in it. Compared to the previous shorts, this concluding piece has probably the most unforeseeable ending, and it may take a moment to fully apprehend the totality of the last scene, but it’s not brain surgery. As a matter of fact, Read more
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