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2017101 minPGdocumentary

California 2016

2017101 minPGdocumentary

Two children take their first trip to California, traveling by plane to San Francisco before embarking on a road trip down the Pacific coast.

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Two children take their first trip to California, traveling by plane to San Francisco before embarking on a road trip down the Pacific coast.

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Thomas Griffindirector

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Thomas Griffin records his family's adventure in California. They arrive in San Francisco after two plane trips. The family then travels down the Pacific Coast on a road trip. His siblings have never visited California before. Thomas uses a video camera to document their experiences along the way. The trip offers new landscapes and experiences for the Griffin family. The documentary runs for 101 minutes and was released in 2017.

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