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http://www.inadreammovie.com/
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Piece Description
How do we deal with dying? Most of us look away. But in the case of the Zagar family, they look closer. A father and son have a contest to take the best photos of their dying grandpa, and the result is an up-close portrait of death. Winner of a Bronze Award at the 2007 Third Coast Festivals Competition. Judges at Third Coast called the piece, “tense, loving, risky, provocative and profound. The pacing, story craft and character development make this a truly moving and memorable story."
Broadcast History
First broadcast on Radio Lab on June 15, 2006.
Transcript
Host: This next piece was produced by Lu Olkowski. It?s about one family, three generations.
Jeremiah: Introduce myself?
Host: This is Jeremiah, the youngest.
Jeremiah: I?m Jeremiah Zagar.
Host: He?s a filmmaker.
Jeremiah: Son of Isaiah Zagar.
Host: His Dad, Isaiah, is a muralist, a famous muralist.
Jeremiah: I?m the grandson of Asher Zagar.
Host: Asher Zagar is? a health nut.
(hear old man counting)
Host: This is a video of him that Jeremiah shot of Asher doing his daily exercise routine. He?s in his nineties; he?s jumping on a trampoline.
(hear old man counting)
Host: And counting each jump.
Jeremiah: How old are you now?
Asher: Me? I?m ninety.
Jeremiah: Ninety? You?re a healthy man for ninety.
Asher: Yeah, and I?ll still be healthy when I?m ninety-one and ninety-two. The great great grandfather that I?m name after live to a hundred and two.
Jerem...
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