Globe and Mail logo Globe and Mail 2 weeks ago

Can the nerd fairy strike twice?

Long before his hit independent feature Napoleon Dynamite (2004) gained him instant cult cred as a creator of oddball outsider comedies, Jared Hess was a 19-year-old Mormon missionary in Venezuela. Full Article at Globe and Mail

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