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Feb 2017
10m 30s

5 Lesson's From my First Documentary

Matt D'avella
About this episode

In episode two of Ground Up I talk about the five biggest lesson’s I learned directing my first feature length documentary Minimalism.

Over three years ago Joshua Fields Millburn, of theminimalists.com, came to me with an idea to create a documentary. I’d been making videos all my life but I’d never attempted a project so massive. Over the next couple years I worked with a group of insanely talented individuals to bring it to life. It stretched the realms of what I thought was possible & pushed me to my limits.

You can watch Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things on Netflix.

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