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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:34) – World hunger

(12:37) – Hunger Ward

(35:04) – Language

(40:15) – Famine

(50:59) – Authoritarianism

(57:27) – Storytelling

(1:11:01) – Access

(1:15:24) – Trust

(1:19:06) – Film equipment

(1:23:52) – Editing

(1:30:21) – Filmmaking

(1:43:20) – Favorite Films

(1:54:28) – Lifeboat

(2:01:53) – Breaking rules

(2:04:48) – Fear

(2:08:27) – 50 feet from Syria

(2:13:24) – Money and distribution

(2:21:02) – Advice for young people

(2:24:07) – Books

(2:26:01) – Darkest moments

(2:30:32) – Meaning of life

(2:32:30) – Mortality