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Mind Over Matter (2017)
A young man born with Cerebral Palsy battles a paralyzed left hand, bullies and stereotypes about the disabled to defy the odds and make it as a rock and roll guitarist. Ultimately, sharing the stage with the very band that inspired him to start (or to achieve the impossible).
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A young man born with Cerebral Palsy battles a paralyzed left hand, bullies and stereotypes about the disabled to defy the odds and make it as a rock and roll guitarist. Ultimately, sharing the stage with the very band that inspired him to start (or to achieve the impossible).
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Genre:Documentary, Music
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In Theaters:7/15/2017
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Sumerian Films
Cast
Sébastien Paquet
Director
Brandon Mendenhall
Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]
Alyce Hayes
Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]
Mike Lira
Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]
Nathan Stockton
Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]
Justin Luebeck
Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]
John 5
Self
Jonathan Davis
Self [KoЯn]
Brian "Head" Welch
Self [KoЯn]
James "Munky" Shaffer
Self [KoЯn]
Nita Strauss
Self
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