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Spellbinding, voyeuristic and frequently disturbing, Morgan Dews' documentary is almost entirely composed of archival material left behind by his grandmother Allis after her death. The mosaic that emerges is not one of the stereotypical white suburban family of 50's and 60's America. Instead it's an indictment of our society's whitewashed memories of that time. Following Allis's lead the family dedicated itself to documenting itself, using dictaphone "letters," reel-to-reel tape recordings (of monologues and family meetings), home movies and snapshots.

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