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.
8mm Boys is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By: Reel Vagabonds. It was released on 2024-01-01. It has the tagline: Small town, big dreams.
Genres: Documentary
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