Summary: Billy Bouffard is a rugby player and a quadriplegic. Through the sport of quad rugby, he has made himself stronger than he ever imagined he could be in a wheelchair.
Wonderful piece with a perfect combination of subject-narrator and a sense of place. Just the right length, and that's important. If it were longer, there's a danger of falling into a cliche. This did not. Good work.
Sarah did a great job with this piece! I was very nervous about listening to myself speak but the way this was put together made me feel good. I had never listened to anything like this before and after having worked with Sarah, my eyes were opened to a whole new world of storytelling.
Thank you Sarah! (who by the way, played a little rugby herself!!!)
"Look Me in the Eyes" asks the listener to take an intimate and revealing journey alongside a quadriplegic; one that nicely invites you into Billy Bouffard's wheelchair-bound world. The producer makes good use of ambient sound and the subject-as-storyteller narrative is nicely and creatively woven into it.
Comments for Look Me in the Eyes
Produced by Sarah Reynolds
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David Berner
Posted on February 19, 2008 at 03:07 AM | Permalink
Review of Look Me in the Eyes
Wonderful piece with a perfect combination of subject-narrator and a sense of place. Just the right length, and that's important. If it were longer, there's a danger of falling into a cliche. This did not. Good work.
Billy Bouffard
Posted on December 16, 2009 at 10:27 AM | Permalink
I still like it!
Sarah did a great job with this piece! I was very nervous about listening to myself speak but the way this was put together made me feel good. I had never listened to anything like this before and after having worked with Sarah, my eyes were opened to a whole new world of storytelling.
Thank you Sarah! (who by the way, played a little rugby herself!!!)
Lisa Scott
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 01:05 AM | Permalink
Just a reminder
I first heard this on my way home from work, then listened to it a second time at home with my hubby.
We took this as another life lesson.
Thank you!
Stephen Grant
Posted on April 22, 2008 at 08:41 AM | Permalink
Review of Look Me in the Eyes
"Look Me in the Eyes" asks the listener to take an intimate and revealing journey alongside a quadriplegic; one that nicely invites you into Billy Bouffard's wheelchair-bound world. The producer makes good use of ambient sound and the subject-as-storyteller narrative is nicely and creatively woven into it.