Mary Deboutez Zellmer Fenoglio (2023)

2023-04-271h 30m

An intimate portrait filmed across 10 years of Mary, a charismatic and complex woman, born and raised in rural Kansas, USA. She runs a curiosity shop out of her front yard, builds giant furniture and dreams of becoming an artist one day.

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