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575 Castro St.
Directed by Jenni Olson · Starring Harvey Milk · 2009
Still, nearly motionless shots of the recreated Castro Camera store set from Milk play against Harvey Milk's own 1977 tape-recorded message, made in case he was assassinated.
Harvey Milk's own voice, recorded in anticipation of his death, turns empty rooms into a haunting elegy.
Jenni Olson's powerful elegy, 575 Castro St. reveals the play of light and shadow upon the walls of the Castro Camera Store set for the Academy Award winning film Milk. These mundane yet beautiful shots are almost bereft
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