
Built on Graves
Overview
This documentary deals with cases of grave recycling, cemetery abandonment, and the development of homes, stores, and businesses over the top of old cemeteries, in many cases leaving the bodies in the ground and paving over them.
Top Cast
Melissa Anne
Herself

Lisa Arcaro
Herself

Michael Kenneth Fahr
Himself
Jerome Marshall
Himself
Mikee Plastik
Himself
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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