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Director Bud Clayman documents his struggle with OCD and Asperger's Syndrome and how it derailed his plan to become a filmmaker.
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100 min
2012-05-25
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English
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6.6
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0.0
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10.0
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6.9
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0.0
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3.7
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0.0
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7.0
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6.0
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7.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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7.1
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5.8
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7.4
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4.9
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7.0
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7.5
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