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Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys become a makeshift family and find empowerment by creating films inspired by their trauma.
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Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Monica Phinney, Michael Sandridge, Ryan Trobough, Terrick Trobough, Vanessa Trobough, Tom Viviano
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