Review of The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1972) by Sean N — 01 Aug 2008

Silent autopsy. I scored this short myself with a death metal riff.

This review of The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1972) was written by Sean N on 01 Aug 2008.

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes has generally received positive reviews.

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