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Viewing Party – Documentary Role

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Casting real people to film watching movies in their own personal space, for a documentary. Director will come by himself and merely film people watching one of their favorite movies, from a single static angle, creating an observational tableaux exploring the minutia of behavior that occurs when one allows themselves to relax and enjoy another person's artistic creation.

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