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β 10 Β· 2021 Β· 57m Β· Documentary Β· Animation Β· Family
In this animated documentary, Los Angeles filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his all-consuming childhood quest to contact his teen idol, Ike Eisenmann - and the magical turn of events that led him toward his goal (some 40 years later).
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