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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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