#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
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Hunger Ward (movie): <a href="https://hungerward.org">https://hungerward.org</a><br />
Lifeboat (movie): <a href="https://lifeboatdocumentary.com">https://lifeboatdocumentary.com</a><br />
50 Feet from Syria (movie): <a href="https://50feetfromsyria.com">https://50feetfromsyria.com</a></p>
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:34) – World hunger<br />
(12:37) – Hunger Ward<br />
(35:04) – Language<br />
(40:15) – Famine<br />
(50:59) – Authoritarianism<br />
(57:27) – Storytelling<br />
(1:11:01) – Access<br />
(1:15:24) – Trust<br />
(1:19:06) – Film equipment<br />
(1:23:52) – Editing<br />
(1:30:21) – Filmmaking<br />
(1:43:20) – Favorite Films<br />
(1:54:28) – Lifeboat<br />
(2:01:53) – Breaking rules<br />
(2:04:48) – Fear<br />
(2:08:27) – 50 feet from Syria<br />
(2:13:24) – Money and distribution<br />
(2:21:02) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:24:07) – Books<br />
(2:26:01) – Darkest moments<br />
(2:30:32) – Meaning of life<br />
(2:32:30) – Mortality</p>