First Cousin Once Removed
A Story of Life After Memory... inside the mind of poet Edwin Honig
2012 · 78 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary
Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer's.
Directed by Alan Berliner · Written by Susi Korda
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