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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      This book is the outgrowth of thirty years of filmmaking. I am deeply grateful to hundreds of people for their commitment to working with me to produce twenty documentary films. The full list of those who’ve given hands-on help, financial contributions, and advice would fill a dozen pages.

      This list is only partial. Almost all of these are people worked directly on more than one film.

      Videography and editing: Amy Hill, Blake McHugh, Bob Moore, Bridget Louis, Clemencia Macias, Cotton Coulson, David Espar, Daniel Meyers, Henock Hailu, John V. Fante, Kristin Atwell, Katie Larkin, Lise Braden, Matthew Luotto, Michael Carrier , Mika Ferris, Nila Bogue, Peter Carnochan, Rick Keller, Robert Pacelli, Roopa Parameswaran, and Shenaz Zack.

      Music and sound: Alex de Grassi, Dave Nelson, Erika Luckett, Jan Lovett Keen, Stephen Hill, and Stephen Longstreth.

      Images: Barry Brukoff, Dean Cutler, Jeanette Stobie, Ken Jenkins, Peter Girard, Sisse Brimberg, Stephen P. Mangold, and Wernher Krutein.

      Production and outreach collaboration: Anilise Hyllmon, Beth Seltzer, Bruce O’Dell, Danielle Renfrew, Gayle Whitaker, Kat LaEstrange, Kathy Kneer, Katie Peterson, Laura Wigod, Matthew Segal, Melissa Wener, Molly Tanenbaum, Rob Cohen, and Tashana Landray.

      Additional support, from personal guidance to pro bono volunteering to funding assistance: Dr. Agonafer Tekalegne, Carla Henry, Danny McGuire, David Andrews, Davidi Gilo, Diana Bebbington, Don Lauro, Dorothy Lyddon, Ekta Bansal, Eve Eisenberg, Foster Gamble, Freddie Long, Gopi Gopalkrishnan, Jim Fadiman, Jim Moses, Jo Killen, Joan Armer, Jonathan Simon, Karen F. Grove, Maribea Berry, Mary Anne Raywid, Mitchell Block, Nesru Oumer, Oz Crosby, Peggy Kenny, Phyllis Cole, Rita Thrasher, Robert Levenson, Sarah Jane Holcombe, Shamaya Gilo, Sharon Bergeron, Susan Thompson, Terry Beresford, Theron Horton, Tom Layton, Victoria Nichols, and to the hundreds of people who allowed me to interview them.

      A special thanks to the people who read the manuscript-in-progress: David L. Brown, who offered many suggestions that improved the manuscript greatly; and to Jane Kinzler, Jennifer Myronuk, Kacy McClure, and Kristen Schulz Oliver.

      Thanks also to Patsy O’Sullivan and the people of Bonane, County Kerry, Ireland for giving a warm Irish welcome and opening their homes to our crew when we shot a documentary to test the advice and how-to instructions in this book.

      And with deep appreciation, I thank Michael Wiese, who said to me thirty years ago, when I was struggling to write a book about light, “Did you ever think of making a film?” His question gave birth to my first film, Radiance.