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Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep

Short Films by Jennifer Reeder • 9m 42s

Directed by Jennifer Reeder • 2011 • United States
Starring Gaynelle W. Sloman, Emily Soppe

A lecture on electromagnetism spins off the rails when a sign-language interpreter suffers an epic on-the-job meltdown.

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