8mm Boys

8mm Boys

8mm Boys

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8mm Boys

"Small town, big dreams."

2024

1h 31m

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Overview

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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Ryan A. Renfro

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Jon Chrisawn

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Jordan Lawrence

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Ben McKinney

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Bradley Wilson

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Penny Jordan

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Harold Vann Renfro

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Charles Renfro

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Louise Renfro

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Desiree Lawrence

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Glenda Wilson

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Jimmy Chrisawn

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Jake Chrisawn

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Matt Buckner

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