If I Ever Get A Monument Chickens Will Do It For Me (Requiem#3)

Name: If I Ever Get A Monument Chickens Will Do It For Me (Requiem#3)
Director: Janis Rafa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-12-31

2021 · 7 min · Documentary

A group of chickens get played a requiem as they await their final moment in the coup.

Directed by Janis Rafa

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