Soon there will be no more me

United States, 1972

Film
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Her daughter had just been born and Lyn Helton was still 19 years old when whe learned that she had a fatal type of cancer. In whatever time she had left, Lyn was determined to write a book of hope to be left to the world. Most of all it would be a way to communicate with her daughter who some day would want to know the mother she couldn’t remember. The soundtrack of the film consists of excerpts from Lyn’s unfinished book.

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Credits

producer/director

Lawrence Schiller

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:09:21:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1972

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