What happens when you lose everything

Name: What happens when you lose everything
Uploaded: 2008-07-09T01:00:00Z
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Description: Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward.

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TED2008

• February 2008

Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward.