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" There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon. "

Matthew Heineman

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" I think it doesn't matter, the color of your skin; it doesn't matter where you are from. It matters how you relate to people, how you connect with people, and the open-mindedness with which you approach the subject. That's to me what matters when you are making a film, not who you are or where you are from. "

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" You can't win a battle against an idea with bombs, with guns, or militarily. "

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" I don't start out making films with a certain goal in mind. "

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" 'Cartel Land' explores what happens when - in a Mexican society without order, law or security - vendettas, terror, and corruption go hand in hand with the pursuit of a better world. "

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" I went on a cross-country trip with three buddies to find out what our generation is about. I bought a video camera, started shooting, learned as I went, and ended up with 'Our Time,' a feature-length documentary about what it's like to be young in America. I was hooked. "

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" What Americans desperately need is a way to transition from the current system - which is fragmented and focuses on high-cost, high-tech interventions after illness strikes - to a modern system that delivers coordinated, high-touch, lower-cost, patient-centered care with an emphasis on primary care and prevention. "

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" So much of the access that I was able to gain with the Autodefensas was over months, not days. "

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" I'm so grateful to be part of the Sundance family. "

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" Health care has become a political football that is being tossed back and forth by both sides in Washington. And it's divided our country. "

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" If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix it, then it's the wrong film to see. "

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" We mainly shot 'Cartel Land' with the Canon C300. The camera was dropped, smashed, hit by guns, in dust storms, torrential rain, and it never, ever failed. "

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" We have a disease care system, not a health care system. "

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" It's hard making people sitting in hotel rooms interesting. "

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" Just like with America, there are many Americas, and there are many different Mexicos. "

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" I don't drink coffee. "

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" Sundance is incredible and has been very important for my career as a filmmaker, but it's also not the only route to success. There are a ton of great movies that don't get in and go on and do wonderfully. "

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" We have this fascination that more is better, and we - what we learned was more isn't better ; that more care can actually hurt you. That fascination with the quick fix is often hurting us. One-third of health-care spending doesn't even improve health care. "

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" With newspapers cutting foreign bureaus and budgets shrinking for long-form, investigative journalism, documentary filmmakers are often filling a void nowadays in the media landscape with their ability to spend time with their stories and subjects. "

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" It's going to take each of us coming together to muster the strength to look in the mirror and ask, 'How can I help create a sustainable health care system for the 21st century?' "

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" My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border. "

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" I was fascinated by what motivates men and women to fight for what they believe in. "

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" I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just as a military force but as an idea. "

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" For 'City of Ghosts,' I really didn't speak any Arabic. It obviously made it more difficult, but I also found it to be an advantage while shooting. It allowed me to focus on the emotion of the scene as opposed to just chasing dialogue. "

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" The story of everyday people rising up to fight against evil to protect their families - it's a story that we've seen play out throughout history and across the world today. "

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" I think health care is incredibly, incredibly important. "

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" Growing up in the digital age of filmmaking, I'm as guilty as anyone of overshooting. "

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" I was fascinated by what happens when government institutions fail and citizens take the law into their own hands. "

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" I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material. "

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