Sisyphus Unbound

Sisyphus Unbound

2023 · 8 min · Drama

Virgil, a college writing student, hopes to have his latest story published, but he must first get over one major hurdle before his work gets out to the world, his mercurial writing professor Richard Laymen.

Directed by Ryan Fleming

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Timothy J. Cox Professor Richard Laymen
Frederick J. Todd Virgil
Emerson Adams Gwen

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