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201316 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Video World

201316 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

The final weeks of an independent video store in Woodbury, CT, are documented as it faces closure in the digital age.

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The final weeks of an independent video store in Woodbury, CT, are documented as it faces closure in the digital age.

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A short documentary about the final weeks of an independent video store in Woodbury, CT.

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