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A Life's Work

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What’s it like to dedicate your life to work that won’t be completed in your lifetime? Fifteen years ago, filmmaker David Licata focused on four projects and the people behind them in an effort to answer this universal question.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-09-24

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: David Licata

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: A Life's Work

Production Companies: happy sisyphus productions

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Solid documentary about important projects started by people that probably will not be completed in their lifetime. I'm interested in all the topics covered - forest preservation, digital archiving, city/housing planning, and searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life.
2022-04-10

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