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I'm a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker who writes about about film, culture, Japan and Hollywood (the place and the industry). Lately I've also been writing about music, art and television. I also write fiction and have recently completed a novel.

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Hope Anderson

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I'm an independent filmmaker, essayist, fiction writer and Third Culture Kid who writes about film, Japan and Hollywood history