Chapter

Filmmaking with Empathy
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1:46:43 - 1:54:05 (07:21)

The importance of showing empathy in documentaries and putting a little bit of oneself in the movie.

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The speaker talks about four different films that have had a significant impact on her career as a filmmaker, including a Frederick Wiseman documentary about life inside a mental health institution.
1:46:43 - 1:48:36 (01:52)
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Film
Summary

The speaker talks about four different films that have had a significant impact on her career as a filmmaker, including a Frederick Wiseman documentary about life inside a mental health institution.

Chapter
Filmmaking with Empathy
Episode
#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
A filmmaker reflects on how incorporating your own humanity and emotions into documentaries can make a world of difference not just to the audience, but to the filmmaker themselves.
1:48:36 - 1:51:57 (03:20)
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Filmmaking
Summary

A filmmaker reflects on how incorporating your own humanity and emotions into documentaries can make a world of difference not just to the audience, but to the filmmaker themselves.

Chapter
Filmmaking with Empathy
Episode
#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The idea of capturing the day-to-day reality of someone's life is enhanced by the perturbations of something novel, which reveals something about them, according to a speaker who dislikes belly button docs.
1:51:57 - 1:54:05 (02:07)
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Reality
Summary

The idea of capturing the day-to-day reality of someone's life is enhanced by the perturbations of something novel, which reveals something about them, according to a speaker who dislikes belly button docs.

Chapter
Filmmaking with Empathy
Episode
#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast