'We Were The Lucky Ones' Director & EP Thomas Kail

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'We Were The Lucky Ones' Director & EP Thomas Kail

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Apr 4, 2024

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Thomas Kail, of Hamilton and Fosse/Verdon joins us to discuss this gripping series about a Jewish family in Poland surviving WWII, and how he worked to make sure this holocaust story reflects upon the modern day.
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Apr 4, 2024

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'We Were The Lucky Ones' Director & EP Thomas Kail

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