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The “Problem” with A Life’s Work
28 Nov 2017

The “Problem” with A Life’s Work

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 2

A mess of years ago I took a thirty-minute work-in-progress sample of A Life’s Work to a film market. Imagine a speed dating event taking place in a high school gymnasium. Imagine there are 9,000 courters (filmmakers) and 45 courtees (producers). … Continued

film market, legacy, speed dating
Back to the Old House (Clematis)
16 Aug 2013

Back to the Old House (Clematis)

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 2

I spent my teens and early 20s in a lovely New Jersey suburb. My family had moved from a super urban city to this place covered in green. There were trees, shrubs, and grass everywhere, and being city folks, we … Continued

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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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