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Do I need this? /

A documentary film about consumerism, excess, and the stuff from which happiness is truly made.This quirky, relatable, and profound award-winning film delicately interweaves the filmmaker's complicated relationship to her family possessions during the late stages of her parents' lives, tog...

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Other Authors:	Schermerhorn, Kate (Screenwriter), Finlayson, Elizabeth (Screenwriter), María, César (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English closed-captioning sibtitles.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : New Day Films ; [2023]
Subjects:	Consumption (Economics) > United States. Materialism > United States. Excess (Philosophy) Société de consommation > États-Unis. Matérialisme > États-Unis. Excès (Philosophie) documentary film. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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