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Filmmaker Interview: Freida Lee Mock (2010)
In this new online-only series, we'll be featuring current and past interviews with some of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today. In this episode, Freida Lee Mock talks about her motivations and her process as a filmmaker, what makes a good character and the evolution of the documentary genre.
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