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Much of the Sonoran desert between Tucson and Mexico is a haunting wasteland of discarded shoes, shirts and empty plastic water jugs. People leave one place for another in search of a dream. Some lose. They die from dehydration. "And I walked..." is a soundscape of how the thirst for the American dream translates into a literal thirst for the scores of illegal immigrants who risk their lives as they cross the desert from Mexico into the United States in search of better-paying jobs.
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Much of the Sonoran desert between Tucson and Mexico is a haunting wasteland of discarded shoes, shirts and empty plastic water jugs. People leave one place for another in search of a dream. Some lose. They die from dehydration. "And I walked..." is a soundscape of how the thirst for the American dream translates into a literal thirst for the scores of illegal immigrants who risk their lives as they cross the desert from Mexico into the United States in search of better-paying jobs.
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Review of "And I Walked..." Stories from the BorderHow to translate voices speaking in another language without awkward voiceovers? How to convey meaning when listeners don't speak the same language as your subject? This piece solves that eternal public radio problem artfully, with Bowden's descriptions and gently overlapped voices in Spanish. |
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Review of "And I Walked..." Stories from the BorderOne of the short docs commissioned by the Third Coast Festival on the subject of "thirst."
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Broadcast History
Played at this year's Third Coast Audio Festival.
Also played on WBUR's Hear and Now in the beginning of January.
Timing and Cues
In: "They play a game here, but nobody watches from a box seat."
Out: "They play a game here. We play a a game here."
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Review of "And I Walked..." Stories from the Border
The news in states sharing a border with Mexico will include a stat you don't hear in Montana or Maine -- the current year-to-date death toll of attempted, futile and eventually fatal border crossing attempts. That's the backdrop of this piece about Mexicans crossing illegally, often not making it. There are lots of voices and some good sound. Obvious focuses are on immigration, Mexico-US relations and borders, the piece could fit nearly any human nature or human versus nature theme.