The photos are all taken on film cameras and saved in dozens of suitcases in Michael’s basement

The photos are all taken on film cameras and saved in dozens of suitcases in Michael’s basement

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a short documentary directed by Melody Gilbert

Every day for the past 23 years, Michael has taken a single picture with a film camera. Each image, more than 8,000 and counting, carries special meaning and is organized by date and stored in suitcases and plastic containers at his farm in rural Minnesota. He has never shown them to anyone, but now, as he struggles with the possibility of losing his memory, he ponders his obsession and wonders: Who will care when he’s gone?