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Hero (2000)

Hero poster
Directed by
Mark Bamford
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film about a person grappling with what it means to be a hero. It follows their everyday choices and quiet moments in a small New York town.

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What happens

Hero (2000) is a short subject film directed and written by Mark Bamford. His wife Suzanne Kay Bamford wrote and produced the film. Hero played at international film festivals and subsequently sold worldwide for television. It was filmed in Kinderhook, New York, United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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