THE WAITING

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US Premiere

Documentary Short | Germany | 2023 | English | 16 minutes


Researcher Karen Lips observes frogs while living in a tiny shack in Costa Rica. When she returns to the cloud forest after a short time, the frogs are gone. Karen sets out to find them—and encounters a horrible truth.

 


Scheduled to attend: Karen Lips



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