7 episodes
Unintended Detours Sue Mell
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- Society & Culture
Unintended Detours is a show about the distances we travel in life: literal or metaphorical, enthusiastically or against our will. Stories of obstacles and diversions--the places we long to get to and where we actually end up.
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Episode 7: Foreign Lands
Stories of foreign lands including my return to Florence after 40 years.
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Episode 6: Derailed
Four interwoven stories of lives derailed by serious illness or accident.
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Episode 5: Detours-Detour
A bit of a "departure", this episode consists of two short pieces--one fictional, and one not--that were originally created for the Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2007 Short Doc Competition: Dollar Storeys, where you were asked to create 3-minute long pieces inspired by specific objects from the Dollar Store. You can find out more about Third Coast and the Dollar Storeys project at: www.thirdcoastfestival.org
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Episode 4: Road/Trip
Stumbling and stranded, in one way or another, on the road.
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Episode 3: What Remains
What Remains-a painter's legacy. A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema. Unfinished Picnic Tables by Mary Yntema © Elizabeth Craig 2007 You can see more of Mary Yntema's work at www.suemell.com So much of creating art is a struggle to be seen or heard--to give birth to something that has a life of it’s own--something that will live on long after we’re gone. But what happens when an artist’s life is cut short? Especially if their work wasn’t recognized before their death?
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Episode 2: Tic-Toc
Creativity in the face of time. Photo by Alison Heath © 2007 www.alisonheath.com Click on image to enlarge