‘Relaxer’ Filmmakers: Don't Make Poser Movies or You Will Fail!

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‘Relaxer’ Filmmakers: Don't Make Poser Movies or You Will Fail!

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Jul 17, 2019

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Joel Potrykus, DP Adam J. Minnick, and actors Joshua Burge and Andre Hyland sit down with us to explain how they became collaborators, how they made Relaxer, and why making films for yourself is the only way to go.
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Jul 17, 2019

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