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Last year, my partner almost lost her life, which sent me into this weirdly lucid haze that I've been trying to make sense of ever since. I thought about movies, about the meaning of life and the fear of death. And today, it's time to share that story.

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I Made This Because I'm Afraid of Death

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Oliver 'Kannik' Bollmann

Wow. That was... powerful and beautiful and poignant and mesmerizing and provoking and questioning and so much more. This will stick with me. Thank you.

Brian DiLeo

Thank you for sharing this. So grateful that you are following your truth.