A surprising, even daring story, simply told and yet profoundly human. Outfront is a series which consistantly reveals unique stories and this is one of the best I've heard.
How many times do we try to avoid eye contact with some mentally disturbed person on the street or in a train station shouting at their tormenting demons? How many of us would be brave enough to make contact - much less record our experience of meeting them? One the surface, this is a story about the healing properties of music. But much more it is a touching but unsentimental story of the contact between two people who live in different worlds - just across the street from each other. It is about loss, and rebirth, and innocence, and much more.
Brilliantly crafted, with remarkable recordings and tightly written narration. Inspired radio-making which I cannot recommend highly enough!
This piece is as much about Vern Nash as it is about Thelon Oeming. It would seem that this is a character study, but it really asks the question,"What does it mean to be human?" As this is a universal question, I believe it is a piece that a varied and diverse radio audience would like and appreciate.
This story could be dropped into a show that is a compilation of audio docs. Vern Nash is super engaging, the continuity never breaks, the pace of the piece is right on.
Comments for Who Is Vern Nash?
This piece belongs to the series "CBC Radio's Outfront"
Produced by Steve Wadhams
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3 comments
David Swatling
Posted on October 01, 2006 at 03:46 AM | Permalink
Review of Who Is Vern Nash?
A surprising, even daring story, simply told and yet profoundly human. Outfront is a series which consistantly reveals unique stories and this is one of the best I've heard.
How many times do we try to avoid eye contact with some mentally disturbed person on the street or in a train station shouting at their tormenting demons? How many of us would be brave enough to make contact - much less record our experience of meeting them? One the surface, this is a story about the healing properties of music. But much more it is a touching but unsentimental story of the contact between two people who live in different worlds - just across the street from each other. It is about loss, and rebirth, and innocence, and much more.
Brilliantly crafted, with remarkable recordings and tightly written narration. Inspired radio-making which I cannot recommend highly enough!
Beverly Hlavac
Posted on September 15, 2005 at 07:17 AM | Permalink
Review of Who Is Vern Nash?
This piece is as much about Vern Nash as it is about Thelon Oeming. It would seem that this is a character study, but it really asks the question,"What does it mean to be human?" As this is a universal question, I believe it is a piece that a varied and diverse radio audience would like and appreciate.
Jen Curry
Posted on June 20, 2005 at 08:10 PM | Permalink
Review of Who Is Vern Nash?
This story could be dropped into a show that is a compilation of audio docs. Vern Nash is super engaging, the continuity never breaks, the pace of the piece is right on.