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The Lift (2009)

Name: The Lift
Director: Brady Starr
Genre: found footage
Released: 2009
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Dylan Lee Brady, Anthony Cook

2009 · Brady Starr · 97 min · United States of America

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Plans take a turn when two young filmmakers are attacked at the Copy Cat Building in Baltimore. The footage that originally served as part of a documentary about the resident artists and musicians becomes topic of a great debate within the community. The filmmakers risk their lives to document events that have been kept secret for hundreds of years in order to spread the word of THE LIFT.

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The Lift (2009)

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