Talk Selection as Mockumentary Film Editing
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Conference has 176 submissions for about 18 slots, with roughly 50–60 removable as vendor or off‑topic; selection treats the pile like a mockumentary edit. Organizers sit with 12 hours of footage, look for emergent through‑lines instead of forcing a prewritten theme, step away for days or weeks, and let patterns reveal a story. Example method: apply improvisational editing from the mock film dancing with Gaia, be flexible about your initial idea, and prioritize actual narrative fit over clever titles.
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