Angus MacLachlan’s yearslong effort to get his latest independent film into theaters was complicated by a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
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Angus MacLachlan’s yearslong effort to get his latest independent film into theaters was complicated by a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
By Sopan Deb
Angus MacLachlan’s latest film, “A Little Prayer,” is, like much of his work, soaked in subtlety. It explores topics that simmer below the surface for one family — such as abortion, interracial relationships and post-traumatic stress disorder — in Winston-Salem, N.C., where MacLachlan has spent his entire life.
The new film "A Little Prayer" tells the story of the bond between a North Carolina father and daughter-in-law.
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