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Quote by Alanis Obomsawin
They are the ones that will tell you what the story is, not you.
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- National Film Board of Canada, Dream Magic
- Format
- Official Statement
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Seats for the Unfinished
Oren had prepared twelve chairs for perfect stories. By the fourth week, he understood that the empty spaces mattered too.
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