Michael Harring
American film director
Michael Harring (born January 31, 1979) is an American independent filmmaker, sometimes associated with the independent film movement known as "Mumblecore". His films include Cardinal (2001), Driving Around, Following Strangers (2005), Small Little Thing (2006), and the feature The Mountain, the River and the Road (2009).
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