Posted on 26 October 2010

A couple of weeks back, when fall was still warm rather than frigid and wet, I was able to go out to the Hadih House in Prince George to gather some tape on canning sessions they were holding there. The day before they had done salmon and the next day they were doing moose, but on the day I went they were prepping the humble apple. Fortunately, it made for some great sound and that combined with the wonderful stories of the participants made for my first five-minute documentary piece for the CBC.
https://andrewkurjata.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Daybreak-Documentary-Hadih-House.mp3
This was a fun story to do, because it seemed pretty routine, but it taught me that with good sounds, even the most routine story can be rich. It’s the power of radio to take you somewhere that other forms can’t, because deprived of other senses, you rely on sound alone to paint a picture. I was introduced to a vibrant community in a part of town characterized by gangs and poverty, and became genuinely engaged in their stories. Plus, they were so nice they shared some of their goods afterwards.

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