Notes on an Appearance

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Notes on an Appearance

2018

1h 0m

5.3(7 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Keith Poulson

Todd

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Tallie Medel

Madeleine

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Bingham Bryant

David

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Madeleine James

Karin

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Kathryn Danielle

Mother

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A.S. Hamrah

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Stephen Gurewitz

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Jessica Pinfield

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James N. Kienitz Wilkins

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Eleanore Pienta

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Zia Anger

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Writing

Michael M. Bilandic

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Caroline Luft

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Production

Naomi McDougall Jones

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Glenn Kenny

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Dan Sallitt

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Stephen F. Cohen

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Jason Giampietro

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Daryl Jade Williams

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