There was a lot of testing, waiting, pondering, questioning, and in six years I made four films and wrote four novels just to keep my energy going.

经过了很多的实验，等待，思考和质疑，这六年里我完成了四部纪录片和四本小说，就是为了有些事可做。

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It is no kindness to genuine refugees to keep them waiting sometimes for years before their cases are resolved.

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By working in a collective, members say, they keep each other on their toes creatively and ensure that they are not waiting years between projects.

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