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What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person

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The average person poops out approximately 11,030 kilograms of cumulative waste in a lifetime. That’s the equivalent of more than 6 SUVs. Oftentimes, that poop is brown. Why is that, considering all the comestibles one consumes? And what’s going on when poop appears in different colors and textures? Hannibal Person explains the colorful choreography going on inside your bowels.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Hannibal Person
Director
Flávia Godoy, Lívia Serri Francoio
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Composer
Liam Mansfield, Alon Peretz, Francesco D'Andrea
Sound Designer
Pedro Caetano
Storyboard Artist
Lívia Serri Francoio
Animator
Flávia Godoy, Caroline Naomi Tanaka
Art Director
Lívia Serri Francoio
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Anna Rothschild

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