01 Jan 1983
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.
8mm Boys
Small town, big dreams.
This coming-of-age memoir takes a candid look back on a group of struggling creatives isolated in the Appalachian Mountains. Three generations of perseverance is expressed through voice and creativity as families labor through mortality and heartbreak in this raw insight into the importance of community.
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Jordan Lawrence Self
Ben McKinney Self
Bradley Wilson Self
Penny Jordan Self
Harold Vann Renfro Self
Louise Renfro Self
Desiree Lawrence Self
Glenda Wilson Self
Jimmy Chrisawn Self
Jake Chrisawn Self
Matt Buckner Self
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