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“Sometimes you are ahead of people and sometimes people have blind spots. They can't see the world and they can't see what they do.”

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David Shapiro

David Shapiro, born on January 2, 1947, is a renowned poet whose works are known for their unique style and profound emotional expression. His poetry has won him numerous literary awards and has had a significant impact on contemporary poetry. more

“We all have a family and I think we all have a perception of our family that we like to keep and we all have our positive memories in a certain way. Then when life catches up to them, when you see a different perspective of them, or when you are a couple degrees over, you can see things differently and it shakes you to the foundation.”

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Author:David Shapiro

“I am big supporter of the idea of a global anti-corruption movement - but one that begins by recognizing that the architecture of corruption is different in different countries. The corruption we suffer is not the same as the corruption that debilitates Africa. But it is both corruption, and both need to be eliminated if the faith in democracy is not going to be destroyed.”

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Author:Lawrence Lessig

“There is a lot of silence in watching somebody trying to remember things.”

Trying Remember Silence

Author:David Shapiro

“I don't necessarily believe in the ideology of cinema verité. I think by the very fact that you have a camera there you are affecting the story and you are influencing it.”

Thinking Believe Facts Stories Influence Cameras Ideology Cinema

Author:David Shapiro

“I always expose the apparatus. I show how the film was made. I acknowledge the filmmaker and the filmmaking.”

Made Shows Film Acknowledge Filmmaker Filmmaking

Author:David Shapiro

“You have to have a very strong cash flow for a film to really stay in theaters. You have to have the advertising capacity to sustain and follow the kind of press coverage.”

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Author:Haile Gerima

“I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities.”

Thinking Film Certain Names Possibility Recognition Festivals

Author:Haile Gerima

“It's not always expected of filmmakers to do stereotyped stories. But one has to be willing to travel to festivals and hook up with people, engage people intellectually about your passion and the kinds of films that interest you, and sooner or later you find people that have the same affinity that you have.”

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Author:Haile Gerima

“You have to be willing to put everything you've got towards the project. That to me is very important. And it may not be part of the fad, being the clichéd kind of film that's going to be successful.”

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Author:Haile Gerima

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