About this episode
Skye Fitzgerald is a two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, his films include Hunger Ward, Lifeboat, and 50 Feet from Syria. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Notion : https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan – Mizzen+Main : https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off – BetterHelp : https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Onnit : https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – Eight Sleep : https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Skye’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/spin_film Skye’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/spin_film Hunger Ward (movie): https://hungerward.org Lifeboat (movie): https://lifeboatdocumentary.com 50 Feet from Syria (movie): https://50feetfromsyria.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:34) – World hunger (12:37) – Hunger Ward (35:04) – Language (40:15) – Famine (50:59) – Authoritarianism (57:27) – Storytelling (1:11:01) – Access (1:15:24) – Trust (1:19:06) – Film equipment (1:23:52) – Editing (1:30:21) – Filmmaking (1:43:20) – Favorite Films (1:54:28) – Lifeboat (2:01:53) – Breaking rules (2:04:48) – Fear (2:08:27) – 50 feet from Syria (2:13:24) – Money and distribution (2:21:02) – Advice for young people (2:24:07) – Books (2:26:01) – Darkest moments (2:30:32) – Meaning of life (2:32:30) – Mortality