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At Ciclope, the attest with his hilarious IGTV channel boundaries and reach audiences with sto- photo by Jake Giles Netter/Warner Bros. TV Awards Preview: Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Amazon. audience is more intimate and therefore “‘Life As Big Man,” and his discussion on rytelling that inspires and sparks mean- Chat Room: Cinematographer Dick Pope, BSC (l) and direc- tor Edward Norton on location for Motherless Brooklyn, conducive to deeper artistic discussion how these outlets serve as a dynamic test- ingful change in the world. Warner Bros. and networking. Without the presence of ing ground for new creative approaches. Luis Ribeiro is EP/partner at LOBO. December 2019 SHOOT 3 “FERNANDO MEIRELLES DELIVERS A JAW-DROPPING MASTERPIECE OF A FILM. Genius filmmaking takes what could have been an ordinary story and turns it into something illuminating, TOUCHING, FUNNY AND COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED, ushering audiences into far more depths than they could have thought even existed. 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