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Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Oct 20, 2021 1h 29mDocumentary
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In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it.He asks artists, activists, and thinkers about things that kill their creativity.

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Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

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Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

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John Cleese

John Cleese

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George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin

Self

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Self

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In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists, activists, and thinkers about things that kill their creativity.

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Oct 20, 2021
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