'Live simply so that others can simply live' urges student film
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'Live simply so that others can simply live' urges student film 1

27 Jan 2012 | Niki May Young

A 21-year-old music student has highlighted the issues of greed and wastefulness in the light of other
people's poverty in a 5-minute film called 'Live Simply'.

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