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Killer of Sheep : My Own Hell

Stan (Henry G. Sanders), a slaughterhouse worker, complains about his lack of sleep.

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camera height, eyeline match, following shot, framing, handheld camera, high angle, long take, match on action, medium close-up, medium shot, music, nondiegetic, prop, shot/reverse shot, sound editing, sound lag, two-shot, voice-off

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Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man

"My Own Hell" in Killer of Sheep. Directed by Charles Burnett, Milestone FIlms, 1978, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=1803

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