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What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler

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What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler takes us step-by-step through the crucial events that make or break a hero.

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Meet The Creators

Animator
Chad Yapyapan
Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Director
Kirill Yeretsky
Educator
Matthew Winkler
Sound Designer
Michael Feuser
Composer
Stephen LaRosa
Artist
Wing Luo
Motion Graphics Animator
Robertino Zambrano
Narrator
Matthew Winkler

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