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Podcast: Alternate Ending - Movie Review Podcast
Episode: Behind the Scenes: CICADA Interview with Matthew Fifer
Description: The truth is, if I'd known what Cicada was going to be about, I'm not sure I would have watched the film. I would have read the three sentence synopsis and surmised that it would be too painful, too grueling and that it would break my heart - and it was, and it did. Though, beyond the stomach-knots and frustrated tears, there is so much beauty and love I would have otherwise missed. To me, the cliche of having to know pain to know joy is only sometimes true. There is nothing purposeful or deserving about any of this...