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Filmmaker Penny Lane’s decision to donate one of her kidneys to a complete stranger leads her on a journey to understand the nature of altruism.
Can one give too much? It’s a question that lies at the heart of Our Nixon and Hail Satan? director Lane’s most personal documentary. After deciding to donate a kidney to an unknown recipient, she sets out to understand the way we approach the issue of giving. Told in the first person, Lane is forthright in discussing not only her reasons for putting herself through such a profound and life-altering act, but also the emotional impact it has had on her. Erasing the line between filmmaker and subject, Lane is disarmingly honest in dealing with the emotional fallout of her actions, but also determined to grapple with the idea of giving and the limits that we place on it.-
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Premiere statusEuropean premiere
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Director(s)Penny Lane
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Country(s)USA
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Year2023
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Duration105 mins
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Executive producer(s)Greg Boustead, Jess Harrop, Michael Cho, Mimi Rode, Tim Lee
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Producer(s)Gabriel Sedgwick
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CinematographyNaiti Gámez
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EditingHannah Buck
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SoundCarolina Eyck (Score)
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Language(s)English
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