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Misfit Mentor
2026·1h 21m·★ 0.0
This slice-of-life documentary follows a New Jersey-based elementary school teacher who spent his nights playing in a successful punk/ska band with his first ever music student. Now, many years later, after suffering a family tragedy, he's finally retiring as an educator in hopes of taking a third bite of the apple.
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Light commitment · 1h 21m
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