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Talking to a brick wall
New Zealand Listener
|August 26, September 1 2023
Podcaster solo act takes Monolith to great heights.
MONOLITH
directed by Matt Vesely
Every now and then a small film comes along with an even smaller cast and proves you don't need money, CGI and big studios to make great cinema.
This story is from the August 26, September 1 2023 edition of New Zealand Listener.
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