The Paradigm Shift

The Paradigm Shift

Being Arthur Collins means never having to say you're sorry.

2008 · 26 min · Comedy, Drama

The repercussions are immediate when activist history professor Arthur Collins - out of frustration - assigns his class to design a plan to assassinate the President of the United States. Life becomes particularly tough for the professor's teaching assistant T.K., whose reluctance to choose a side plants the young man right in the middle.

Directed by Jon Barr · Written by Sam Holdren

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