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The Sweetest Sound

Names are the opening words to our life stories. With intimacy, humor and his own inimitable style, Alan Berliner dives headfirst into the American name pool in search of the treasures and traps hidden in names - especially his own. "The Sweetest Sound" starts out as a search for identity, leaving a keen sense of the power and mystery embedded in every name.

Filmmaker Interview: Alan Berliner (2010)

22m 42s

In this new online-only series, we'll be featuring current and past interviews with some of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today. In this episode, Alan Berliner talks about the idea of family, its influence on his work and the creative process of collage.

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