The story of the attack and its emotional aftermath is told by the people affected by it in the town and it is terribly, often brutally, sad. This work is completely intimate, expertly intercutting voices that are thoughtful and emotional. For many, it seems, it is the first time that they are actually talking about their loss. It’s the kind of in depth story-telling rarely captured at all on the nightly news. It’s also amazing how the story ends with a sense a healing and a very courageous reaching out. It’s genuinely touching. The production and the use of scoring music is also well done.
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Produced by Barbara Simmons and Laura Jackson
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Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on February 27, 2005 at 06:05 AM | Permalink
Review of Petals of Hope
The story of the attack and its emotional aftermath is told by the people affected by it in the town and it is terribly, often brutally, sad. This work is completely intimate, expertly intercutting voices that are thoughtful and emotional. For many, it seems, it is the first time that they are actually talking about their loss. It’s the kind of in depth story-telling rarely captured at all on the nightly news. It’s also amazing how the story ends with a sense a healing and a very courageous reaching out. It’s genuinely touching. The production and the use of scoring music is also well done.