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The artist walks through a garden, with additional footage featuring Black trans activist Marsha P. Johnson.
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Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.