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A five minute lecture from Charlie Kaufman on culture, creation and identity, directed by Eliot Rausch:

What I’m trying to express – what I’d like to express – is the notion that, by being honest, thoughtful and aware of the existence of other living beings, a change can begin to happen in how we think of ourselves and the world, and ourselves in the world.

The full lecture is available from the BAFTA’s website.

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