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Lois Vossen on Curation at Sundance
Independent Lens founding series producer, Lois Vossen, offers advice on how to survive the landmark festival in Park City, and talks about some of the recent PBS hits that got their start at Sundance. A longtime Sundance Veteran, Vossen winds up seeing up to five films a day as she scours the town for new talent in documentary film.
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