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Release Date:
January 1, 2003
Original Title:
Divining Mom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 71
What do you do if your mother is a witch? Film maker George Kachadorian investigates his mother's purported paranormal abilities-- and his father's refusal to accept them-- in this quirky, award winning documentary. Featuring some of the United States' most well known skeptics, led by James "the Amazing" Randi, as well as its most revered diviners (also known as "dowsers" or "water witches"), George dives in to the battle that has been raging around his family table for more than 25 years and arrives at a deep, moving truth about the nature of love, magic, and one water well in Vermont.
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