Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative 5 - Release
After Jess receives feedback that throws a major wrench into her production schedule, she has to make some tough decisions. Shocking, Heartbreaking, T...
Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative
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What really happens when stories about people’s lives are collected, edited, and consumed? Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking,Transformative is a four-part non-fiction series created by Jess Shane, about the nuts and bolts of documentary storytelling, the power dynamics between makers and subjects, and rewriting unwritten rules of the documentary and non-fiction content industry. Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative is written, hosted and produced by Jess Shane. Sara Nics is the story editor. Sound design, mix/mastering by Michelle Macklem. Production support from Mona Hassan. Cover art is by Justin Broadbent. Support for this project was provided in part by the International Women’s Media Foundation. Special thanks to Eleanor McDowall and Chioke I’Anson. For Radiotopia Presents, Yooree Losordo is the managing producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. It’s a production of PRX’s Radiotopia and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. Learn more about Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.
Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative 4 - Feedback
With only a few months till launch, Jess plays a draft of the series for her subjects and gives them an opportunity to request major changes. Shocking...
Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative 3 - Win-Win
Jess makes a deal with Judy, an unhoused senior. Judy will let Jess document her, and Jess will help Judy resolve some of her ongoing life problems. A...
Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative 2 - The Grimy Stuff
Jess begins by documenting Ernesto, a 20-year-old, newly sober fashion model. The plan is to pay Ernesto and let him be in charge of the story he want...
Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative 1 - Just a Girl with a Microphone
Jess used to think making documentaries was good for her subjects and good for the world. But she’s not so sure anymore. With this series, she's throw...
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