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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - my own personal story
2:03 - losing the control of my own film
3:10 - the disruption that changed the industry
4:44 - why I stopped looking for new clients
7:20 - why we need external validation in this work
9:44 - my new philosophy in action
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13:09 - I ask myself, do I care?
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