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Cinema Quote by Chloe Zhao

“A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.” quote by Chloe Zhao — Download Open image

“A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.”

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