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Jun 2021
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Turning Inspiration into a Cannes Featur...

FILMMAKERS MATT ENLOW & OREN KAPLAN
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Director Danielle Lessovitz joins us on the pod today! She talks about her recent directorial debut Port Authority, indie films, and how Martin Scorsese came to produce her feature. 


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Oren: The website Artstation.com

Matt: The podcast called Light the Fuse

Danielle: The Ezra Klein Show. Specifically the episode How to Have Better Conversations About Hard Things


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