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A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.
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Peter Bergman, Alissa Blumberg, Kristofer Blumberg, Mark Blumberg
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