I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Name: I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Genre: Documentary

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Michelle McNamara's search for the Golden State Killer, finished by other people after she died.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark opens with a main title sequence of 49 seconds.

At 49 seconds, it opens well above the 37-second median for documentary sequences in this catalogue.

It arrived on HBO in 2020, when Curb Your Enthusiasm, In Treatment and The Jinx were also on the network.

The opening titles

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Posted by Imaginary Forces, the studio that designed it.

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