Animated sequences and interviews with Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Reitman and others illustrate the career of groundbreaking American director Richard Linklater. From Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, School of Rock an Before Sunset, starring actors weigh on on the talents of Richard Linklater.

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