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Dust to Malibu

By Sabina Dana Plasse | November 2025

A father-daughter road film, writer-director Stephen Ward’s Dust to Malibu, examines the dangers and significance of connection, life’s challenges, and the idea…

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A father-daughter road film, writer-director Stephen Ward's Dust to Malibu, examines the dangers and significance of connection, life's challenges, and the...

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