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Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies, on what motivates foundations to finance certain films.
From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies, on where the money currently is for documentary films.
From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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