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Rodrigo Garcia on Writing Relationships

Season 6 Episode 4

Rodrigo Garcia, whose credits include Albert Nobbs, Nine Lives, Mother and Child, and most recently, Last Days in the Desert, contemplates the importance of writing honest relationships in his work, and the visceral connection audiences have with stories about family. Followed by a short from Faraday Okoro about a father and son who agree to a ‘winner takes all’ blitz chess game to settle a bet.

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