I am Perfectly Normal: Part I

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I am Perfectly Normal: Part I

"TO FIND THE TRUTH, HE MUST ASCEND"

2022

0h 53m

6.0(2 votes)

Fantasy

Overview

A forgotten faceless celebrity ascends into heaven along the path of self-discovery and through a land of faded memory.

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Julian Sellers

The Smiling Man

Eddie Fitzgerald

Unnamed

Jarboe

The Voice of Self-Love

Creative team

Directed by: Barkley Dubis
Written by: Julian Sellers
Barkley Dubis
Produced by: Cesaire Jose Carroll-Dominguez

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