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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Tightrope

Mark LaPore | USA | 2005 | 3' | | IFFR 2005

A spectacle without apparent danger does not lack tension or dark implication.

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Film details

Country of production
USA
Year
2005
Festival edition
IFFR 2005
Length
3'
Medium/Format
DV cam NTSC