Shared Weight

Video: The Streets of Hanoi

linda — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:20:53 -0700

While in production for Shared Weight: "The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later," Producer Steve Elliot took his camera, and his life, in his hands to film a taxi ride through the streets of Hanoi.

"The driver was Thuy, our translator, and we had just been to the guitar/violin maker's shop and were on our way back. Woody Curry was also along for the ride and his driver was Chong, who had a motorbike for hire. This was on our last day in Vietnam."
- Steve Elliot

Unpredictable Journey

linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:04:57 -0700

Take a journey through Vietnam with a group of eight people who went there to produce these radio documentaries. We find the unpredictable, the complexity of the Vietnamese world. We delve into the world of Buddhism we find is the underpinning of the society, and we find a land caught between the hopes of its past and the dreams of its future. We meet the poets, the writers, and the artists who fought during the war with the Americans, and we meet the young people who have come after them with their hopes and dreams for the future.

The Gilchrist Brothers

linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:03:46 -0700

The story of the Gilchrist brothers, including Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrist, who’s represented the 1st Congressional District in Maryland for eight terms and his brothers Jeffrey and Alan who served with him in Vietnam, and their brother Richard who served in the Navy, and Clifford, who remained home to teach. We join the brothers as they reflect on how their views of the world have grown since that war and been affected by that war.

Woody Curry's Journal

linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:02:58 -0700

A veteran from the Baltimore ghetto tells how he survived the despair of war and transformed himself.

Artists Born of War

linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:02:06 -0700

Artists reveal how their work was born of war. Featured are authors Tim O’Brien ("The Things They Carried"), Bao Ninh (The Sorrow of War), and Wayne Karlin (Crossover, Lost Armies).

Wandering Souls

linda — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:01:27 -0700

Two young soldiers meet on a jungle trail, one lives, one dies. Their fates are connected for 40 years. This is the story of Homer Steedly, and the journal of the young soldier he killed.

Shared Weight Podcasts

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:15:45 -0700

Video

admin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:39:58 -0700

While in production for Shared Weight: "The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later," Producer Steve Elliot took his camera, and his life, in his hands to film a taxi ride through the streets of Hanoi.

Gallery

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:40:30 -0700


	Sound man Neelon Crawford doing magic tricks for the children at the rubber plantation.
	Children at the rubber plantation outside of Cu Chi
	Veteran Woody Curry stands with producer Valerie Williams after he exits the Cu Chi tunnels, where he fought in Vietnam. It was a very emotional moment for Woody.
	Murals like this one, which depicted the killing of American soldiers, were common through Cu Chi. The production team found it hard to see these murals.
	Veteran Woody Curry at Cu Chi
	A Viet Cong soldier who looked at Woody Curry and said, "You were here" at Cu Chi. He was right. The story is told in the episode "Woody's Journey."
	A younger guide listening to Woody and the former Viet Cong soldier talk.
	Name TK, who runs a theater school and company in Saigon. During the war, she was a student activist fighting for peace.
	Two of the students from the theater school.
	Students fighting with swords at the theater school.

Shared Weight

Video: The Streets of Hanoi

Unpredictable Journey

The Gilchrist Brothers

Woody Curry's Journal

Artists Born of War

Wandering Souls

Shared Weight Podcasts

Video

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Wandering Souls

Artist Born of War

Woody's Journey

The Gilchrist Brothers

MASH 1969: Visions OF War, Dreams of Peace

George Evans

Daisy Zamora

Cu Chi Tunnels

Gallery