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With everything to prove, a determined young painter competes in a twelve-hour art competition. But when her model becomes mysteriously frozen in time, she is forced to confront the truth that real creativity needs movement, vulnerability, and connection.
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With everything to prove, a determined young painter competes in a twelve-hour art competition. But when her model becomes mysteriously frozen in time, she is forced to confront the truth that real creativity needs movement, vulnerability, and connection.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller
Written By:Abby Boyd
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Runtime:10 minutes
Studio:ABAM Productions, Gamma's Gaze, George Brown Polytechnic
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