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It's hard making people sitting in hotel rooms interesting. Matthew Heineman

People Hotel Hotel Rooms Making Sitting Interesting Rooms Hard

'Cartel Land' explores what happens when - in a Mexican society without order, law or security - vendettas, terror, and corruption go hand in hand with the pursuit of a better world. Matthew Heineman

Corruption World Law Better Better World Society Security Pursuit Without Terror Go Hand Hand-In-Hand Mexican Order Happens Land

Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change. Matthew Heineman

Change People Politicians Too Other Rely Institutions Effect Often Whether

If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix it, then it's the wrong film to see. Matthew Heineman

You Conflict Everything Ghosts Syrian City See About Wrong Because Understand How Fix Going Want Then Film

The amount of money that's being put into long-form investigative journalism has become less and less. Matthew Heineman

Money Become Investigative Put Journalism Being Less Amount

My favorite way of making films - and what has allowed me to get key scenes in 'Cartel Land' and 'City of Ghosts' - has been when I've been able to operate alone. Matthew Heineman

Alone Me Key Films Way Ghosts Favorite Has-Been City Able Scenes Allowed Operate Making Been Get Land

I'm not a war reporter. Matthew Heineman

War Reporter

Sound is the most important thing on any film, especially documentaries. Matthew Heineman

Important Most Documentaries Most Important Thing Sound Important Thing Any The Most Important Film Thing

Health care has become a political football that is being tossed back and forth by both sides in Washington. And it's divided our country. Matthew Heineman

Health Political Care Country Become Back Our Sides Tossed Both Both Sides Divided Football Health Care Being Forth Washington

It's going to take each of us coming together to muster the strength to look in the mirror and ask, 'How can I help create a sustainable health care system for the 21st century?' Matthew Heineman

I love the challenge of taking these really complicated subjects and trying to humanise them. Matthew Heineman

Love Complicated Challenge Taking Subjects Trying Them Really

My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border. Matthew Heineman

Me Sides Immediately Border Parallel About Both Both Sides Knew Self-Defence Read Mexico Wanted Story Sent Create Dad

Bombs are not going to fix ISIS. Matthew Heineman

Fix Going Bombs

There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon. Matthew Heineman

Range Border Folks Part Arizona Motivations Led Patrol Wide Wide Range

So much of the access that I was able to gain with the Autodefensas was over months, not days. Matthew Heineman

Months Able Over Days Access Gain Much

Growing up in the digital age of filmmaking, I'm as guilty as anyone of overshooting. Matthew Heineman

Age Digital Digital Age Guilty Up Anyone Growing Growing Up Filmmaking

We as a society need to become healthier. Matthew Heineman

Become Society Healthier Need

My job is to generate discussion. Matthew Heineman

Job Generate Discussion

Sundance is incredible and has been very important for my career as a filmmaker, but it's also not the only route to success. There are a ton of great movies that don't get in and go on and do wonderfully. Matthew Heineman

Success Great Important Incredible Sundance Has-Been Only Also Go Been Very Get Wonderfully Movies Route Ton Career Filmmaker

Just like with America, there are many Americas, and there are many different Mexicos. Matthew Heineman

Like America Just Different Many Americas

I fell in love with Mexico. I fell in love with the people. Matthew Heineman

Love People Fell Mexico

I was fascinated by what motivates men and women to fight for what they believe in. Matthew Heineman

Fight Women Men Men And Women Believe Motivates Fascinated

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