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Dream of a Better World

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Imagining a more democratic, just, and peaceful world through inโ€‘depth conversations with filmmakers and authors about power, resistance, and hope in increasingly authoritarian times.

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  • Subscriber-only posts and full archive. Deep-dive essays on art, democracy, and resistance. Behind-the-scenes filmmaking insights & development diaries
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About Vanessa Hope

Documentary & fiction films. Director, producer. INVISIBLE NATION on PBS this May! LOVE IS A CRIME podcast w Vanity Fair. Host, vHOPEFUL CONVERSATIONS podcast w inspiring filmmakers & authors, wherever you listen & on my husband, Ted Hopeโ€™s Substack

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