Roma and Son

Length 06:21
Licensor Hillary F.
Producer(s) Hillary Frank
Formats Aircheck, Interview, Weekly Program
Topics Art, Children, Family
Produced June 15, 2002
Added to PRX November 6, 2003
 

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Summary:

An eight-year-old boy talks about how writing essays to accompany his father's photographs makes him feel eerily old.

Additional Credits and Funding:

Edited by Peter Clowney. Hosted by Kurt Andersen.

Timely on:

June: Father's Day

Tones:

Contemplative, Earnest, Intimate

Language:

English

Description:

Photographer Thomas Roma was looking for a way for his eight-year-old son Giancarlo to get to know him better, in case he died unexpectedly. He decided to ask Giancarlo to write a book of essays to accompany his photographs. Turns out, Giancarlo saw meanings in the pictures that his dad had never thought of.

This piece first aired on Studio 360.

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