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Chain of Missing Links

Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Length: 00:03:00

First grade students from New Orleans react to the oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full description.
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Bo_smalllogo_small First grade students from New Orleans react to the oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chain of Missing Links was produced by Eve Abrams for the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works inspired by sound samples and song titles ("A Cold Freezin Night", "All You Need is a Wall," "Chain of Missing Links," and "I Didn't Know That") from critically-acclaimed musical duo, The Books.  

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First grade students from New Orleans react to the oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chain of Missing Links was produced by Eve Abrams for the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds, which invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works inspired by sound samples and song titles ("A Cold Freezin Night", "All You Need is a Wall," "Chain of Missing Links," and "I Didn't Know That") from critically-acclaimed musical duo, The Books.  

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