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I chose to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking during the W years, post 9/11. Scary times inspired several wonderfully provocative docs like "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Why We Fight," "No End in Sight," "Taxi to the Darkside," among many others.

It will be interesting to see the kinds of documentaries that will emerge under a new administration that is bound to be more responsible, more transparent and more media-friendly. The documentary community has already facilitated much reflection and discourse on the past horrific 8 years that our country has endured and these filmmakers have done it in real time. What a gift that has been.

I predict that documentary filmmakers will now take a reprieve from investigating the atrocities of the Bush Administration and start making docs that focus on hopeful topics that inspire change and promote unity. I hope this transition occurs in all fields of art and science. It feels like a renaissance is just around the corner. But if I hear that "March of the Penguins Part Deux" is in pre-production, I am switching to a career in politics.