Meth Labs, Machine Guns, and Bulletproof Vests: Matthew Heineman on Sundance Winner 'Cartel Land'

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Channel: No Film School · 2015 · Film & Animation

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Director Matthew Heineman took home the Best Director Award and Special Jury Award for Cinematography (with co-DP Matt Porwoll) in the U.S. Documentary competition of the just-concluded 2015 Sundance Film Festival. NFS sat down with Heineman at Sundance to talk about his approach to documenting a world of meth labs, machine guns, bulletproof vests, and staggering human loss.

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