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Jan Price and Award-Winning Director Reed Harkness discuss Harkness's new documentary, "Sam Now" – a truly heartfelt story you won't want to miss!
Sam Now" is playing in select theaters and will be streaming worldwide through PBS on May 8th!
This coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma follows Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly leaves them. Woven together with home movies lovingly crafted by Sam's half-brother, director Reed Harkness, witness a boy grow up grappling with the ripple effects of a singular traumatic event.
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