CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Devil and Daniel Johnston posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2005 1h 50m USA

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Matt Groening

Matt Groening

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Gibby Haynes

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Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

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Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

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