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which celebrates a passion for life in the face of occasion
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spiritual heart of Habicht’s documentary. The haunted
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ing performances – which see them rewarded annually
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deeply human side to the documentary.
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free, like you can express
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when I saw them in make-
up, they weren’t afraid to
confront people, so it was
like me with my camera.’—FLORIAN HABICHT‘