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Storytelling

Clip: 11/24/1991 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Writing stories was easy for Sayles, even at an early age. He never thought of it as...

Writing stories was easy for Sayles, even at an early age. He never thought of it as a career, just something he would always do. It evolved into writing stories for films. It was a long process, but he enjoyed his time writing and getting his stories published.

11/24/1991

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The Real Side of His Writing

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Clip: 11/24/1991 | 7m 5s | Sayles is intrigued by the depth of people and real life situations. He's not writing... (7m 5s)

Socially Aware

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Clip: 11/24/1991 | 7m 49s | Living all over the Country, Sayles sees the problems of urban cities relating to... (7m 49s)

Strengthening Skills

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Clip: 11/24/1991 | 2m 59s | Constantly faced with decisions, Sayles has to determine what is a priority... (2m 59s)

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