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How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

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By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019
By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019

How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

To Dust's Shawn Snyder on how the serendipitous discovery of the 1937 film The Dybbuk had a transformative effect on his new movie.

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