This is one of the best PRX pieces I've aired. I wanted it to keep going. The voice is strangely compelling, like it's out of an old French movie, but his content is real and somehow gripping. Highly recommended.
This was a story about comfort vs. freedom. It is particularly applicable, intriguing, and convicting for people in a culture consumed by comfort, safety, and risk-reduction. I really like it.
As with most pieces I hear from SALT, the sound and editing were fantastic. Bravo.
The lack of a narrative voice worked wonderfully in this piece because Mr. Hafid had such a great personality; still, the lack of a narrative voice always leaves me wondering what questions the interviewer asked. I don't completely trust that the subject was interrogated properly.
In this particular interview, I wondered if Hafid could have been pushed more on the issue of squating. After an explaination of property concepts in America, could he have acknowledged that squatting is questionable? Perhaps he could never acknowledge this. I wanted to know. Other questions came up as well. How did they study art while they were squating? Does Hafid have a family?
Mr. Hafid was a blast. What a great personality! I love that this guy can laugh about himself. "... a squatter fixing houses... ". This piece was a delight.
An amazing profile of an amazing man..where did you find this guy...very insightful about squatting movement, which I knew in NYC...
Clearly explained, well edited.. love the gypsy theme and music..nice touch with the cigarette lighting and breathing in before he tells his story...
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Justin Grotelueschen
Posted on October 17, 2004 at 08:56 AM | Permalink
Review of Hafid is Free
This is one of the best PRX pieces I've aired. I wanted it to keep going. The voice is strangely compelling, like it's out of an old French movie, but his content is real and somehow gripping. Highly recommended.
Joshua Kilpatrick
Posted on May 31, 2004 at 05:47 PM | Permalink
Review of Hafid is Free
This was a story about comfort vs. freedom. It is particularly applicable, intriguing, and convicting for people in a culture consumed by comfort, safety, and risk-reduction. I really like it.
As with most pieces I hear from SALT, the sound and editing were fantastic. Bravo.
The lack of a narrative voice worked wonderfully in this piece because Mr. Hafid had such a great personality; still, the lack of a narrative voice always leaves me wondering what questions the interviewer asked. I don't completely trust that the subject was interrogated properly.
In this particular interview, I wondered if Hafid could have been pushed more on the issue of squating. After an explaination of property concepts in America, could he have acknowledged that squatting is questionable? Perhaps he could never acknowledge this. I wanted to know. Other questions came up as well. How did they study art while they were squating? Does Hafid have a family?
Mr. Hafid was a blast. What a great personality! I love that this guy can laugh about himself. "... a squatter fixing houses...". This piece was a delight.
Amber Cortes
Posted on May 21, 2004 at 12:05 PM | Permalink
Review of Hafid is Free
An amazing profile of an amazing man..where did you find this guy...very insightful about squatting movement, which I knew in NYC...
Clearly explained, well edited.. love the gypsy theme and music..nice touch with the cigarette lighting and breathing in before he tells his story...