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Wake Up, Leonard

Wake Up, Leonard

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Wake Up, Leonard

"It's a wonderful life?"

2022

1h 11m

3.2(5 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Leonard is a young gay man with a patchy beard and clip in his hair. It’s the eve of his birthday, and he’s moving into a new place and getting some advice along the way from his sister, a questionable guru, and his mom, as he prepares for a date with his ex.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Nigel DeFriez

Nigel DeFriez

Leonard

Kira Pearson

Orla

Kanoa Goo

Kanoa Goo

Christo

Dominique Toney

Dominique Toney

Fiona

Gavin Turek

Sabrina

Brooke Bundy

Brooke Bundy

Karen

Kat Mills Martin

Kat Mills Martin

Savannah

Creative team

Directed by: Kat Mills Martin
Written by: Kat Mills Martin
Kira Pearson
Produced by: Kat Mills Martin
Kira Pearson

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