Time & Space Limited and national arts organization You're U.S. come together, presenting seven stories that took a nation to create, each told in a mixture of radio and music. The event includes a Q&A with the artists, followed by a reception.
With the help of award-winning radio producers The Kitchen Sisters (NPR), Joe Richman (Radio Dairies), and Lea Thau (The Moth), indy media-makers Emile Klein and Jeff Emtman have churned a compelling set of narratives from seven American lives. The two have developed these pieces during a fellowship at Salem Art Works (SAW), an arts colony in upstate NY.
A children's choir sings an ode to the story of a contemporary nun, an off-the-grid survivalist recounts his societal departure to a Miami DJ's beats, a Hmong North Carolinian describes his America over an ambient electronic duo's soundscape. In each piece a collaborating musician uses their sound to respond to the individuals life. When paired, the works seem simultaneously relatable and foreign, grafting America's varied people into one new, cross-cultural harmony. Each piece plays on the concept of the "mashup." TSL will host the public debut of this new series combining radio storytelling with original music.
Directed by Emile Klein & Jeff Emtman, 2013, 107 minutes
