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The Paper People (1967)

The Paper People poster
Directed by
David Gardner
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A film crew documents the struggles of people living on the margins of society. It focuses on the personal cost of making art and the disconnect between creators and their subjects.

contemplativestarkmelancholicslow-pacedemotionally restrainedsomberintrospectiveminimalistquiet

What happens

The Paper People is a Canadian dramatic television film, directed by David Gardner and released in 1967. It is the first television film ever produced entirely in-house by CBC Television without an outside coproducer. The film aired on 13 December 1967 as an episode of the anthology series Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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