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- Traci Tong
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- Location: Boston, MA
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- "The Zapotec Bible"
- Summary: Producer Marianne McCune tells a complex story about language, religion, identity, tradition and trust in the Mexican village of Yaganiza, where an American woman is translating the New Testament into the indigenous Zapoteco language.
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Review of The Zapotec Bible
Traci Tong
Posted on July 18, 2006 at 07:32 PM
Lovely and engaging piece.
Good story-telling and writing by Marianne McCune who introduces us to the Mexican village of Yaganiza in the state of Oaxaca and the American christian woman translating the bible into the indigenous language.
Piece flows beautifully with sound always flowing just beneath the surface. Actualities are clear. Pacing is good.
Only criticism I found is with the two silent breaks to change direction of the piece. Alarming in that I thought the piece was done so perhaps some ambience to bridge.
Producers looking for a good international story that will resonate with American audiences, particularly in border states and christian populated areas.