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Where I Got My Balls From

Where I Got My Balls From

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Documentary

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In the fall of 2011, Comedian Joey Coco Diaz went to his network of friends on Facebook and Twitter for donations to help produce a Documentary of where Diaz had come from and the result was this.....Where I got My Balls From! A short film showing Diaz in his hometown of North Bergen, New Jersey and the people that made it home for him after the death of his mother at a young age. Its not an Academy award winner but its got a lot of heart because its real and you feel it. Director Lee Syatt shows you what makes this unique comedian tick!

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Budget

$4000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

51 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

18 June 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joey Diaz

Joey Diaz

Himself

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