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Dying for the Other

Dying for the Other

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Documentary

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Dying for the Other is a video triptych, documenting the lives of mice used in breast cancer research and humans suffering from the same disease. In order to produce this video, da Costa documented scenes of her own life during the summer of 2011 and combined them with footage taken at a breast cancer research facility in New York City over the same time frame.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

12 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Beatriz da Costa

Beatriz da Costa

Herself

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