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Shatzi Is Dying (2000) | Slate

Shatzi Is Dying

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Shatzi Is Dying

A multilayered treatise exploring queer culture, AIDS politics, life and death, traced through the near-death experiences of a beloved rescue dog.

Released: 2000
Runtime: 58m

Direction and writing

Jean CarlomustoDirector

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