Summary: Incarcerated youth producer, Tyler, interviewed his fellow inmates about their definition of freedom and what they would do with freedom if they had it.
This is a truly nifty piece of radio--the voices are powerful and specific. it raises a question that pertians generally, and it manages to capture the experience of incarceration without sentimentality. All it needs is some kind of intro to set the scene--explain who is doing the recording and under what circumstances.
This piece is short and punchy, the question "what is freedom" elicits a broad range of answers, sandwiched between the harsh metallic slamming of prison doors. It offers hope for the future and cause for concern, and provides an insight into the lives of adolescents living behind bars, where the simplest of things that we, on the outside, take for granted are denied. This could make a thought-provoking addition to any show on troubled youth.
This piece is a good introduction to a larger series from Blunt Youth Radio on incarcerated teens. Good radio production takes the listener into the minds of young people who have made bad decisions or have been in bad situations, and asks the simple question: "What is freedom?" The answers are human, and the fact that these young men had the opportunity to speak their minds maybe offers me hope for their futures.
Comments for A Picture of Freedom from Behind Bars
This piece belongs to the series "Incarcerated Youth Speak Out"
Produced by Tyler
Other pieces by Blunt Youth Radio Project
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3 comments
Bill McKibben
Posted on October 15, 2004 at 06:06 AM | Permalink
Review of A Picture of Freedom from Behind Bars
This is a truly nifty piece of radio--the voices are powerful and specific. it raises a question that pertians generally, and it manages to capture the experience of incarceration without sentimentality. All it needs is some kind of intro to set the scene--explain who is doing the recording and under what circumstances.
Helen Woodward
Posted on July 01, 2004 at 08:40 AM | Permalink
Review of A Picture of Freedom from Behind Bars
This piece is short and punchy, the question "what is freedom" elicits a broad range of answers, sandwiched between the harsh metallic slamming of prison doors. It offers hope for the future and cause for concern, and provides an insight into the lives of adolescents living behind bars, where the simplest of things that we, on the outside, take for granted are denied. This could make a thought-provoking addition to any show on troubled youth.
Sean Tubbs
Posted on June 30, 2004 at 06:46 PM | Permalink
Review of A Picture of Freedom from Behind Bars
This piece is a good introduction to a larger series from Blunt Youth Radio on incarcerated teens. Good radio production takes the listener into the minds of young people who have made bad decisions or have been in bad situations, and asks the simple question: "What is freedom?" The answers are human, and the fact that these young men had the opportunity to speak their minds maybe offers me hope for their futures.