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202619 minPG-13documentary

Daylight

202619 minPG-13documentary

Serving a life sentence in a Texas prison, Joe Garcia finds hope and meaning through the music of pop superstar Selena Gomez as he seeks redemption.

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Serving a life sentence in a Texas prison, Joe Garcia finds hope and meaning through the music of pop superstar Selena Gomez as he seeks redemption.

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Jon Kasbe

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Serving a life sentence, Joe Garcia finds an unexpected lifeline in the music of a pop superstar. From inside his prison cell, her songs reconnect him to the possibility that his life might still hold meaning. As he prepares for his first real chance at freedom in decades, Garcia goes into an emotional journey toward accountability, reconnection and redemption.

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