Red Crystal Palace ~ 4: Who will be the next president?

Part of Series Red Crystal Palace
Length 04:39
Licensor Fereshteh T.
Producer(s) Fereshteh Toosi
Formats Commentary, Debut (not aired nationally), Soft Feature
Topics Politics, Public Affairs, War
Produced July, 2007
Added to PRX November 8, 2007
 

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Summary:

RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

Website:

http://redcrystal.fereshteh.net

Additional Credits and Funding:

AUDIO ENGINEERING: Shelly Steffens
Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago

MUSIC: Paul Bonneau - Preambule No. 37, Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air, Farsheed Toosi - Glasscutter, Fleetwood Mac - Crystal

Shelly Steffens and Fereshteh Toosi on waterphone and synthesizer
with a remix by Charlie Gokey

THANK YOU: Robin Amer, John Biewen, Donald Braman, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, Vince Gallegos, Charlie Gokey, Robin Hewlett, Allan Hovland, Lou Mallozzi, Griselda Mendoza, Multimediale artists and organizers, Mahyar Nili, Prelinger Archive, Provisions Library and staff, Siobhan Rigg, Jacob Ross, Don Russell, Jesse Seay, Farsheed Toosi, Niels Van Tomme, Jeff Young

This project was made possible by the Artists Residency Program at Experimental Sound Studio, a program funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Timely on:

November: 08 election soft feature

Tones:

Earnest, Political, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

Answers to the question: "Who will be the next president?" are interspersed with archival clips about army nurses.