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Loading Docs 2017 - The Coffin Club

Loading Docs 2017 - The Coffin Club
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Loading Docs 2017 - The Coffin Club
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A unique Kiwi story about prepping for death has captured the attention of international media. The BBC, The Guardian and National Geographic have all interviewed elderly members of a build-your-own-coffin club, some of whom feature in this musical short film. Members of the Kiwi Coffin Club don sequins and top hats, while singing about what makes their club tick — death is not to be feared, but instead should be celebrated as a normal part of life. A lyric from this offbeat Loading Doc sums ...

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2017
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new zealand on air / te mangai paho / te māngai pāho / film commission / nz film commission / nz on air / rotorua / funeral / sequins / dance / club / dying / coffin / mortality / fear / david mackie / katie williams / carpenter

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