Mind Over Matter

Jul 15, 2017

1h 33m

★ 0.0

His passion will never be disabled.

Overview

A young man born with Cerebral Palsy battles a paralyzed left hand, bullies and stereotypes about the disabled to defy the odds and make it as a rock and roll guitarist. Ultimately, sharing the stage with the very band that inspired him to start (or to achieve the impossible).

Genres

Documentary

Music

Mind Over Matter Trailers

Cast

Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]

Brandon Mendenhall

Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]

Alyce Hayes

Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]

Mike Lira

Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]

Nathan Stockton

Self [The Mendenhall Experiment]

Justin Luebeck

Self

John 5

Self [KoЯn]

Jonathan Davis

Self [KoЯn]

Brian 'Head' Welch

Self [KoЯn]

James 'Munky' Shaffer

Self

Nita Strauss

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