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A Short History

20173mErica Sheu

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An anonymous narrator reflects on their national history as it forms and collapses their identity. They shift back and forth between two reels of 16mm found footage.

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What is A Short History (2017) about?

An anonymous narrator reflects on their national history as it forms and collapses their identity. They shift back and forth between two reels of 16mm found footage.

How long is A Short History?

A Short History has a runtime of 3 min and premiered in 2017.

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