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I’M NO DUMMY

By | May 2009

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE! “I’m No Dummy” explores the world of ventriloquism, both past and present, in an engaging enough way that you are sucked into the film, even if you are never sold on the act itself.

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I’M NO DUMMY

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