
Once More, Like Rain Man
2024-07-20 · 15 min · Not rated
‘It’s up to you to make a future that has you in it…’ We follow Zoe and her dad, Gerry in a ‘day in the life’ of an autistic actress running the gambit of stereotypes she has to deal with - and her dad’s battle in supporting her forging that path for herself - in a funny, frustrating, painful and sometimes triumphantly sarcastic kind of way.
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- Directors
- Sue Ann Pien
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- Released
- Budget
- USD 40,000
Top Cast
Matt JonesGerry
Joe MantegnaDirector 1
Sue Ann PienMarie
Sosie BaconMean Casting Assistant
Tracy ReinerVelma
James PaxtonProducer 2.1
Glory SimonProducer 1.1
Felix PireMarcos
Vella LovellProducer 5.2
Alex PlankChristian
James PonsoldtDirector 2
Danielle PerezMontage Casting Asst B
Annie KarstensMontage Casting C
Jenée LaMarqueMontage Casting Asst D
Naia SchroderCasting Asst 2
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