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202275 minGdocumentary

When a Dream Comes True

202275 minGdocumentary

Ed leaves Barcelona at nearly 40 years old to travel across the US in pursuit of his dream to become a filmmaker.

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Ed leaves Barcelona at nearly 40 years old to travel across the US in pursuit of his dream to become a filmmaker.

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Ed Antojadirector

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Approaching 40, Ed leaves everything behind in Barcelona and travels across the US in search of his lifelong dream: to be a filmmaker in America.

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