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Amy Oden

Words: Loren • December 5, 2013

Amy Oden
Amy Oden

Amy Oden (filmmaker, From the Back of the Room)

SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary?

Oden: Rise Above (the Tribe 8 documentary) is probably my favorite music-related documentary, because it illustrates how the band's politics informed their performance.

Loren • December 5, 2013

Amy Oden
Amy Oden

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