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Jan 2024
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Lollapalooza, Oil, & Life-Or-Death Stake...

NO FILM SCHOOL
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Not all documentary filmmakers planned to be in the documentary space. Some didn’t even know they would be in the film industry to begin with. This is what we talked about in our round table discussion at Sundance, with a group of documentary film directors. Each of these award-winning directors have decades of experience in filmmaking.  In today’s episode, ... Show More
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