{"id":3243,"date":"2002-08-08T15:37:05","date_gmt":"2002-08-08T19:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2009-03-16T16:52:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T20:52:44","slug":"the-empty-atm-filmmaker-angus-macqueen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/the-empty-atm-filmmaker-angus-macqueen\/3243\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Angus Macqueen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"captionRight\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/09\/wa_img_emptyatm_filmmaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3244\" title=\"wa_img_emptyatm_filmmaker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/09\/wa_img_emptyatm_filmmaker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Director&#8217;s Notes<br \/>\nBy Angus Macqueen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Barter Club was the revelation. 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