Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)
Director
Jon Foy
Main cast
Justin Duerr; Colin Smith; Steve Weinik
Genres
Documentary
Description
An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.
Jon Foy
Main cast
Justin Duerr; Colin Smith; Steve Weinik
Genres
Documentary
Description
An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.
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