MVFF First Looks: The Architect, Death By Design, My Love Affair with the Brain
We've been working through advance screeners, and have some brief capsules on three films that made it through the rotation here on Stark Insider.
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My Love Affair with the Brain utterly charming, inspiring documentary (#MVFF39)
"Take away the brain, you take away the person."
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