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“I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field.” quote by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy — Download Open image

“I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field.”

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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