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Cognitive

Aug 01, 2019 | IMDB 8

14 min Watch Now

Drama

A short film about a man searching to reconcile his faith and his sexuality.

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Mat Hayes, Daniel Robaire, Jessalyn Gilsig, Erica Tazel, Del Shores, Zakary Risinger, Jackie Mah, Shane Almagor

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