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confused souls who battle

personal

demons while

trying to carve out a
life based on integrity rather than
greed or compromise.
Sweet Undergrounds intrigu¬
ing narrative structure moves from
character to character, slowly unveil¬
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Sweet

Underground, Ryan and gaffer
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always influenced by landscapes and
architecture," says the filmmaker, an
alumnus of the UC San Diego
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enced quite a bit by painting, and by
certain palettes. Downtown Los
Angeles has a fascinating palette, and
it's a part of the city that people just
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Sweet Underground is the balance
between tonal contrasts. He explains,
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