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202494 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Red Herring

202494 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

At 24, filmmaker Kit Vincent documents his experiences and the lives of those around him after receiving a terminal diagnosis.

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At 24, filmmaker Kit Vincent documents his experiences and the lives of those around him after receiving a terminal diagnosis.

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When Kit Vincent, a young filmmaker, receives a terminal diagnosis aged 24, his first instinct is to turn on his camera and document those closest to him.

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