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Houston Director Uses Childhood Library As Short Film Inspiration

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 12, 2018 · Film director and Houston native Jason LaMotte made a short film about something near and dear to his own childhood heart -- a library.

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Houston Director Uses Childhood Library As Short Film Inspiration

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 13, 2017 · Film director and Houston native Jason LaMotte made a short film about something near and dear to his own childhood heart -- a library.

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