{"id":17997,"date":"2024-09-05T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/?p=17997"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:15:19","slug":"when-the-bayou-teche-met-the-grand-canal-new-rodrigue-documentary-screens-in-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/when-the-bayou-teche-met-the-grand-canal-new-rodrigue-documentary-screens-in-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Bayou Teche Met the Grand Canal: New Rodrigue Documentary Screens in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rve-embed-responsive rve-embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue&quot; Screens in Italy: The Bayou Teche Meets The Grand Canal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GxZenyC7J4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Venice, Italy, August 31, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/6thststudios.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue<\/a>,\u201d directed by Sean O\u2019Malley and produced by the New Orleans-based TV station WLAE, had its first international screening for an exclusive mix of filmmakers, producers, distributors, and a select group of top journalists from around the world, including the USA, UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, Japan, and Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/6thststudios.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH FILM SIZZLE REEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18009\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-001-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event took place at Palazzo Michiel on the Grand Canal with the support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/rodrigue-in-venice-during-the-art-biennale-through-november-24th\/\">European Cultural Center, which during the Art Biennale also displays the artist\u2019s works at their other location, Palazzo Bembo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Venice Mostra\u2014the world\u2019s oldest film festival\u2014runs concurrently with the Art Biennale, one of the largest and most prestigious international collective exhibitions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18001\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18001\" class=\"wp-image-18001 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-1024x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-1536x1181.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-2048x1575.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-015-600x462.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured, Sean O\u2019Malley (Director), Jim Dotson (WLAE Vice President and General Manager), Jacques Rodrigue (son of George Rodrigue), Ron Yager (WLAE President), Bruce Smith (WLAE Director of Legacy Projects)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17998\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-105-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe discovered an extensive amount of archive film footage and many long-lost photographs in the process of cataloging my father\u2019s materials for this first-ever feature-length documentary of his life and art,\u201d explained Jacques Rodrigue to the audience. \u201cIn fact, we are also finding undocumented paintings now, more than ten years after he passed. Currently, we have a digital record of at least 3,600 paintings in our catalogue raisonn\u00e9 database, and we are always looking to find more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17999\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ten of these works, plus a famous three-sided sculpture of the Blue Dog, can be viewed by visitors just steps away at the Art Biennale until November. Both the film and the exhibit garnered a lot of interest from audience members, with talk about possible showings in Rome as well as at George\u2019s art school, the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18000\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18000\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18000\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-099-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean O&#8217;Malley, Director of &#8220;Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was drawn to this project because I grew up in New Orleans with deep Cajun roots,\u201d said Director Sean O\u2019Malley. \u201cGeorge Rodrigue\u2019s life and work as a Cajun artist are inspirational to anyone who has ever felt their dreams are impossible to achieve because of where they\u2019re from.\u201d He continued, \u201cGeorge persevered through multiple challenges in his lifetime on his journey from the small town of New Iberia, LA, to recognition as one of the most important Pop Artists of our time. I\u2019m proud to have the opportunity to tell his moving and uplifting story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18003\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-090-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over Venetian bites and Aperol Spritzes between two showings of the documentary, the guests marveled at the film and its subject: \u201cI am a huge fan of the Blue Dog, but I had no idea of the depth of Rodrigue\u2019s earlier body of work,\u201d said Adam Tanswell, a journalist who covers film for British publications. \u201cThe Cajun culture and its influence on the artist are largely unknown in most parts of the world, and it is fascinating to learn so much about it through this impressive film,\u201d added Luciana Capretti, who writes for La Voce di New York, a US-based publication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18008\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-1536x1142.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-2048x1522.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-063-600x446.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Director Andrea Pallaoro, celebrated for his feature \u201cMonica\u201d starring Patricia Clarkson, mingled with award-winning producer Nobert Blecha (\u201cRequiem for Dominic,\u201d \u201cThe Venice Project\u201d) and film commissioner Anna Maria Tosto.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18004\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-047-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Raucous applause filled the ancient room after each screening as Jacques Rodrigue spoke movingly about his father: \u201cMy dad, who was born near the Bayou Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana, would have gotten such a kick out of his works being shown and his life story being told here in Venice, directly on the Grand Canal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18002\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-103-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue\u201d will have its domestic premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival in October and will air across public television stations in Louisiana and the United States on dates to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18007\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-072-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18006\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-066-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18005\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BLUE-RODRIGUE-VENICE-20240830-107-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, 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