Practice Funeral
Genres
Overview
After teenage Ben comes to the realization that his stage 4 testicular cancer is terminal, he decides to throw a "practice funeral" as one final hurrah before the end of his young life.
Details
Budget
$15000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
14 min
Release Date
2019-04-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
0.5
Ben Hirschhorn
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Rachel Christianson
Nora
Dylan Field
Kyle
Nicole Jia
Caroline
Sophia Konat
Andrea
Evan Macedo
Brendan
Manny Spero
Paul
Miles Fowler
Mark
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