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Description

Skye Fitzgerald is a two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, his films include Hunger Ward, Lifeboat, and 50 Feet from Syria. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  EPISODE LINKS:
  Skye’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/spin_film
  Skye’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/spin_film
  Hunger Ward (movie): https://hungerward.org
  Lifeboat (movie): https://lifeboatdocumentary.com
  50 Feet from Syria (movie): https://50feetfromsyria.com
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (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

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