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Lena Macdonald

Hot Docs 2015: This Is Her Story

by Kiva Reardon
April 23, 2015February 3, 2022
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Milk by Noemi Weis, Speed Sisters by Amber Fares, and Mom and Me by Lena Macdonald highlight female filmmakers at Hot Docs 2015.

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