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Renegades: Five people with disabilities who changed history [ASL + OC]
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theRing: I Am A Renegade [Official Music Video]
Official music video for "I Am A Renegade" by theRing, the theme song for "Renegades."
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TRANSCRIPT
- Is that perfect?
- That was perfect.
(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) - [Janis] Music is about telling stories.
- Oh.
(upbeat music continues) (Marlee laughing) - [Narrator] Going to the Oscars.
(clapperboard clacking)
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