
Black Chalk
2022-08-01 · 8 min · Not rated
Black Chalk is a film about the intimacy of a woman with Down's Syndrome who writes on the wall with black chalk a list of daily activities to organise her life.
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- Julieta Tetelbaum
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- Released
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