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After stumbling across Zoomer’s Treasures on a US road trip, UK director Sam Huntley returned to rural Kansas to capture the life of its colourful owner Mary DeBoutez Zellmer-Fenoglio, or “Zoomer” to her friends. Sam shares the challenges of the self-financing, self-shooting, debut documentary feature on the show this week.
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New on DN: DN EP 161: ZOOMER – Sam Huntley http://j.mp/c50aYM #interview @zoomerfilm
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ZOOMER feature/interview in the new Director's Notes:
http://www.directorsnotes.com/2010/04/15/dn-ep-161-zoomer-sam-huntley
DN EP 161: ZOOMER – Sam Huntley http://om.ly/iNRr