Rewriting Collective Insights: Phil Lord at TEDxCoconutGrove

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Phil Lord speaking at TEDxCoconutGrove at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Florida, about his encounters with "square one" during the writing process. Phil graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Art History.  He co-executive-produced, wrote, and directed MTV's critically-acclaimed animated series Clone High and served as co-executive producer for the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He may be best known for co-writing and co-directing the animation feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs which earned Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations for Best Animated Feature and four Annie Award nominations. Recently, Phil co-directed 21 Jump Street and is working on Lego: The Piece of Resistance.

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