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“Every time I go to Haiti after a season of busy work in Europe, I feel like I'm submerging into a certain state of mind, which is very productive.”

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Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth is a renowned Danish poet known for his unique poetic style and profound emotional expression. His works often explore themes of human existence, as well as insights into nature and everyday life. more

“For me, poetry has a strong link to my filmmaking. My films learn from my poetry. In poetry, you're free. You start in the corner and you don't know where it leads you. I have no message, I have nothing I want to tell, I just start and I see where it leads, and it's a big surprise and relief if it's good. That's the ideal state for filmmaking.”

Ifs Knows Want States Bigs Film Strong Messages Ideals Surprise Corners Relief Links Filmmaking Big Surprises

Author:Jørgen Leth

“I like the idea of chance coming into filmmaking, in shooting, in editing, and I do make space in my rules of game for chance.”

Ideas Games Chance Space Shooting Filmmaking Editing

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“When I have something to work against, it liberates my imagination. I believe very much in authentic inspiration. I'm not about calculation.”

Believe Inspiration I Believe Imagination My Imagination Calculations

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“I hate films with a clear message, ones that have their answers already when they start.”

Film Hate Answers Clear Messages I Hate

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“I have tried to integrate the spirituality into the training in a way that meets my need not to destroy the beauty of it through abstract philosophizing.”

Way Needs Spirituality Training Abstract Integrating

Book:Practical Spirituality: The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication

Source: Practical Spirituality: The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication

“It's really a spiritual practice that I am trying to show as a way of life.”

Way Trying Shows Spiritual Practice Spiritual Practice

Book:Practical Spirituality: The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication

Source: Practical Spirituality: The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication

“Women tend to be categorized as Madonnas or whores.”

Author:Melissa Rosenberg

“I have loved filmed from when I was a child, but I never considered it as a future career.”

Children Careers Future Careers

Author:Chika Anadu

“While I was doing the residency in Paris, I found out that I was chosen as one of the five winners of the Focus Features Africa First Program. All this happened less than a year after I made my first two short films.”

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Author:Chika Anadu

“When ownership is local and national, and various stakeholders work together, program innovations have a greater chance to take root and survive.”

Together Chance Greater Program Roots Innovation Various Locals Working Together Ownership Stakeholder

Author:Ruth Simmons

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