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IN THE “WAKE”: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER ANDREW LAWTON

By | April 2009

Australian-born Andrew Lawton offers uncommon emotional sensitivity and artistic talent in his new short “Wake.”

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IN THE “WAKE”: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER ANDREW LAWTON

Sometimes, you can make statements of great importance by not saying all that much. A case in point is Andrew Lawton’s new short film “Wake.” On the...

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