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202413 minPGdoc-short

Core Memory

202413 minPGdoc-short

A three-year-old girl spends an afternoon using her own body as a canvas while playing with a jar of color.

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A three-year-old girl spends an afternoon using her own body as a canvas while playing with a jar of color.

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Patricia Drati

Patricia Dratidirector

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A three-year-old girl plays alone in a quiet space. She has a jar of color that she uses to paint her body. The film captures this afternoon of creativity and self-expression. The girl engages with her own imagination and surroundings. The duration is 13 minutes. Released in 2024, it focuses on her experience in solitude. No other characters or events are present in this brief documentary.

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