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Against the Grain

Against the Grain

2023 · 78 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary

A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.

Directed by Elijah Drenner

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