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Carol Morley's graduation short in which a selection of twenty-somethings talk about their troubles.
Drama 1993 9 mins
Overview
Carol Morley's 16mm documentary short is set in a fast food restaurant where a selection of twenty-somethings talk about their troubles.
One of two shorts Morley directed as her graduation films from Central St. Martin's School of Art (the other being Girl).
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