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Mar 2023
1h 12m

Turning "You're Not Gonna Make It" into ...

NO FILM SCHOOL
About this episode
Kabir Akhtar is an Emmy award winner who has worked on a long list of TV shows, such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls. This accomplished director-editor-producer has directed 45 episodes of TV as of today. In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Director-Editor, Kabir Akhtar, discuss: Why Kabir still us ... Show More
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