How long is Halving the Bones?

Halving the Bones is 1 hr 10 min long.

What is Halving the Bones about?

After the death of her grandmother, Ruth Ozeki Lounsbury travels to Japan to collect her remains. But she's surprised to find that, in Japan, cremation doesn't render the body into ash; what Lounsbury is left with are pieces of her grandmother's bones. Five years after returning to the U.S. with this grim cargo, she begins work on this documentary in which she tries to figure out what to do with the bones. Along the way she wrestles with her own family history and mixed racial background.

Halving the Bones

Name: Halving the Bones
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 70

NR 1 hr 10 min

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How long is Halving the Bones?: Halving the Bones is 1 hr 10 min long.

Who directed Halving the Bones?: Ruth Ozeki Lounsbury

What is Halving the Bones about?: After the death of her grandmother, Ruth Ozeki Lounsbury travels to Japan to collect her remains. But she's surprised to find that, in Japan, cremation doesn't render the body into ash; what Lounsbury is left with are pieces of her grandmother's bones. Five years after returning to the U.S. with this grim cargo, she begins work on this documentary in which she tries to figure out what to do with the bones. Along the way she wrestles with her own family history and mixed racial background.