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Dec 2020
1h 22m

Upending the Rom-Com Genre with Filmmake...

GILES ALDERSON
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Giles and regular co-host Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar chat to sister filmmakers Kimberley Datnow and Amy Datnow to discuss their quirky, playful romantic comedy Daddy Issues.   Kim and Amy share how they both found themselves in the industry from different perspectives, how they decided to form a production company and how they wrote, financed and produced Daddy ... Show More
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