"Think Outside The Flock"
An aging widower and a duck encounter helpful and hostile characters as they search for a place and a reason to live.
Social & External
The people behind it
Philip Baker Hall
Arthur Pratt
Bill Brochtrup
Leopold
Amy Hill
Pedicurist
Noel Gugliemi
Lord of the Garbage
Larry Cedar
Mr. Janney
French Stewart
Jumper
Bill Cobbs
Norman
Starletta DuPois
Social Worker
Gary Kasper
Machine Boss
Carol Mansell
Frances Pratt
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A year after the death of his paternal grandmother at the age of 101, filmmaker Martin Villeneuve brings her back to life using a special talent.
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
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A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
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A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
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An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
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