Destiny doesn't control your life, but it does place you on a path. It's how you walk down that path that determines stories I tell.

Witnessing is the essence of being a documentary filmmaker. Capturing moments in time; never knowing how history will judge them.

I believe that those who believe in the power of human rights must find new ways to address economic injustice - and on a scale commensurate with the millions of people around the world that are mired in poverty.

The biggest misconception about me and my work is that I only make political films denouncing human-rights atrocities, even though all of my films are about people fighting for their rights and their quest for justice. My films aren't depressing, are very human, and always offer a way forward.

If you make a great film full of emotion, of pathos, people want to continue to know more, to work harder.

I'm a storyteller who uses all of the beauty and power of cinema to tell tales of human struggles for positive social change.

Celebrate your victories and mark your defeats. Ultimately documentary filmmaking is not a job, it's a calling.