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The Pretender
The Pretender
A film by Nathan Morse
2017
26 mins
Short
United States
2017
26 mins
Short
United States
Thursday
Block 5
8:15 PM
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DIRECTED BY
Nathan Morse
WRITTEN BY
Ignacio Genzon, Michael Gore, Chalia Young, Oliver Cooper, Christian George, lex Arquette
PRODUCED BY
Nathan Morse
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SYNOPSIS
Desperate to live life in a wheelchair, an unlikely friendship mobilizes this solitary man to cut off what’s been holding him back.
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The Pretender
Short
26 mins
United States
DIRECTED BY:
Nathan Morse
WRITTEN BY:
Ignacio Genzon, Michael Gore, Chalia Young, Oliver Cooper, Christian George, lex Arquette
PRODUCED BY:
Nathan Morse
SYNOPSIS:
Desperate to live life in a wheelchair, an unlikely friendship mobilizes this solitary man to cut off what’s been holding him back.