When you make a documentary film, after many years the only thing you remember is what you put into the film, not what you took out.

I'm both an artist / filmmaker and a human rights defender.

I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.

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.

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

Like a human rights lawyer who uses the law to rectify wrongs, I use filmic storytelling for the same effect.

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.