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202598 minPGdocumentary

What the Hell Happened

202598 minPGdocumentary

A VHS camera was checked out for three days in January 1992 to interview friends from the University of Iowa, creating a time capsule of their lives.

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A VHS camera was checked out for three days in January 1992 to interview friends from the University of Iowa, creating a time capsule of their lives.

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Matt Wilkinsdirector

Eliza Foxdirector

Matt Wilkinswriter

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In January 1992, a group of friends gathered in Iowa City as recent graduates from the University of Iowa. Armed with a borrowed VHS camera, Eliza and her husband recorded candid interviews, capturing their hopes and dreams. These tapes, stored away through multiple relocations-from Iowa City to Philadelphia, Seattle, and finally Los Angeles-were digitized in 2019. The documentary revisits these moments, reflecting on the lives of those young adults over the decades.

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