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Hail to the Breadsticks!

2023 · 87 min

A warm, funny, and thoughtful road trip that turns a simple question into a gentle reckoning with family and history.

Directed by: Donick Cary
Genres: Documentary, Comedy
Starring: Donick Cary, Otis Cary, Graham Greene

Tagline: How One White Guy Solved Racism
Overview: Writer producer Donick Cary (The Simpsons, Parks and Recreation, Have a Good Trip, etc.) has been a huge fan of the Washington D.C. pro football team since before he could walk. Passed down from his dad, he was excited to pass the tradition onto his kids. Donick never questioned the team name and or Native American logo until one day, while watching a game, his 9-year-old son, Otis, asked him if it was racist. When Otis suggests they ask Native Americans how they feel, it sends the two on a cross-country journey full of unexpected surprises.

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Directed by: Donick Cary
Genres: Documentary, Comedy
Starring: Donick Cary, Otis Cary, Graham Greene

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
family
identity
parenthood
redemption
Places: road trip
big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	6
Realism	9
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Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, comedy
Directed by: Donick Cary
Written by: Donick Cary
Starring: Donick Cary, Otis Cary, Graham Greene, Irene Bedard, Taboo, Deb Haaland, Ice-T, Hari Kondabolu
Cinematography: Josh Roush
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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