SYS Podcast Episode – 546 Matt Damon taught Matt Kelsey to hold onto his movie script. (transcript)
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SYS Podcast Episode – 546 Matt Damon taught Matt Kelsey to hold onto his movie script.
In this episode of the podcast, Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker and actor Matt Kelsey. Our guest, Matt Kelsey is the Director, lead actor and Co-Writer of the Drama…
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