50 Eggs Films

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50 Eggs Films
Industry Documentary
Founded2000
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Key people
Mary Mazzio, Richard Klug, Joe Grasso, Paul Gattuso, Richard Schultz, Collin Cameron, Alex Lasarenko, Sheldon Mirowitz
Website 50eggs.com

50 Eggs Films is an independent film and video production company based in Babson Park, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. [1] [2] It specializes in inspirational true stories of individuals in education, business and athletics.

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Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1999A Hero for Daisy [3]
2002Apple Pie [4]
2004Lemonade Stories [5]
2009 Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon [6]
2011The Apple Pushers [7]
2013Contrarian [8]
2014 Underwater Dreams
2017 I am Jane Doe
2020 A Most Beautiful Thing

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References

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