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Presented
Story
A herd of marketing hits, cliches and platitudes, featuring a chorus of cats and two pounds of Velveeta.
Ad Absurdum was produced for the 2008 TCF ShortDocs Challenge: Radio Ephemera.
Producer
Sarah Boothroyd's audio work has been featured by broadcasters, festivals and galleries in over a dozen countries. Her work has won awards from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, New York Festivals, La Muse En Circuit, and the European Broadcasting Union. Her website is www.sarahboothroyd.com.
Extra
Radio Ephemera challenged any/everyone to produce a short audio work inspired by two books from the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, and featuring the voice of a stranger.
Ad Absurdum
Inspired by: Control of Body and Mind / The Big Strike
Stranger: various ad celebs, including the woman who has fallen and can't get up, as well as the Whassup guys
Read about and listen to all 72 Radio Ephemera submissions.
Hear more audio work from Sarah Boothroyd, including a couple other Radio Ephemera stories.