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Built on Graves
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Built on Graves

2020-04-01 · 70 min · Not rated

Documentary

This documentary deals with cases of grave recycling, cemetery abandonment, and the development of homes, stores, and businesses over the top of old cemeteries, in many cases leaving the bodies in the ground and paving over them.

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Directors
Joseph Daniel Thomas, Joseph Mazzaferro
Production companies
Mazz Appeal Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Melissa AnneHerself
Lisa ArcaroLisa ArcaroHerself
Michael Kenneth FahrMichael Kenneth FahrHimself
Jerome MarshallHimself
Mikee PlastikHimself

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