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Short of Breath
Documentary - 1991
Short of Breath
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A woman is reduced to tears. She bends over backwards trying to be a good wife and mother. Her head is cut off from her heart. A doctor picks her brain. A boy inherits his mother's depression. Short of Breath is a haunting, emotional collage about birth, death, sex and suicide. It's like a punch in the stomach.
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Jay Rosenblatt

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Runtime:
10 min
Release date:
23 Mar 1991
Country:
US
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