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“I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.” quote by Pamela Yates — Download Open image

“I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.”

Pamela Yates

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I'm a storyteller who uses all of the beauty and power of cinema to tell tales of human struggles for positive social change.

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If you make a great film full of emotion, of pathos, people want to continue to know more, to work harder.

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Celebrate your victories and mark your defeats. Ultimately documentary filmmaking is not a job, it's a calling.

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Witnessing is the essence of being a documentary filmmaker. Capturing moments in time; never knowing how history will judge them.

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Like a human rights lawyer who uses the law to rectify wrongs, I use filmic storytelling for the same effect.

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