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Urge to Build (1981)

Urge to Build poster
Directed by
Roland Hallé
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
27 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film shows people constructing their own houses. It follows several individuals through the process of building a home.

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What happens

Urge to Build is a 1981 American short documentary film directed by Roland Hallé about individuals building their own homes. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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