About Project
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After the loss of his father, a middle school boy struggles to find hope and through an unexpected meeting with a man on a park bench, he discovers a newfound meaning in life.
Director Biography
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Douglas Haddad is an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and debut filmmaker. Haddad attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is the founder of a Film Club at the school he teaches and works with a large and diverse student body who is passionate about learning and working collaboratively to apply the filmmaking process into practice.
Project Credits
Douglas Haddad – Director
Douglas Haddad – Writer
Douglas Haddad – Producer
Christopher W. Holmes – Producer
Ken Fay – Producer
Teddy Russell – Key Cast
“Corbie Butterfield”
Christopher W. Holmes – Key Cast
“Renard”
Douglas Haddad – Key Cast
“Uncle Al”
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