The 11th: His Saturn Return
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Directors' Choice Award, selected by the Third Coast International Audio Festival 2022-23 Listening Team.
2022-23 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2023 / Sai Sion / Alexis Moore / Eric Mennel / Kristen Torres / Chloe Prasinos / Asha Saluja / Leila Day / Jess Jupiter / Davy Sumner / James Rowland / Jenna Weiss-Berman / Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios, USA
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Directors' Choice Award, selected by the Third Coast International Audio Festival 2022-23 Listening Team.
DESCRIPTION
We travel through time and space to meet Duran Durag on the brink of his Saturn Return. He’s cocky and charming, smooth and clumsy. If it weren’t for his fancy durag and his family name, Duran wouldn’t be given the time of day.
And it’s high time for him to learn some important life lessons. The all-knowing DJ Saturn is not playing when he sends this young space alien on a series of challenges that reveal what it is to live in a universe that doesn’t orbit around ego. Will the missions he’s sent on ground him, or will his swagger get in the way of growing up?
This work was originally featured in the 2022-23 Third Coast Competition Showcase, a new way of celebrating Award-Winners, Finalists & Judges.
Full Credits
Sai Sion (Performer, Writer), Himie Freeman, JoJo Farrell, Sajda Waite, Amber J. Phillips, Isiah Thompson, David Girard, Nfogeen Mputubwele (Performers), Leila Day (Performer, Executive Producer, Editor), Jessica Jupiter (Lead Producer, Director), Chloe Prasinos (Producer, Editor & Director), Max Linsky, Jenna Weiss-Berman (Executive Producers), Alexis Moore, Kristen Torres (Producers), Asha Saluja (Senior Managing Producer), Eric Mennel (Senior Producer, Sound Designer, Scoring, Mixing, Music Supervision), James Rowlands (Sound Designer, Scoring, Mixing & Music Supervision), Davy Sumner (Senior Engineer), Sharon Bardales (Assistant Engineer), Arthur Conseil (Additional Music), Raj Makhija (Head of Sound and Engineering), Grace Cohen-Chen, Moira Curran, Khadim Dieng, Curt Courtenay, Meredith Rice (Visuals & Marketing), Jonathan Conda (Episode Art), Josh Gwynn, Emmanuel Hapsis (Special Thanks)
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Sai Sion (Sigh Sigh-ON) (He/Hymn/They) is a Swiss-army-knife in creative spaces and addicted to being a multi-hyphenate with a decade-long track-record helping people and organizations become more inclusive, culturally sensitive, and all while manifesting their wildest dreams.
Alexis Moore (Uh-lex-is More) (She/Her) is a Producer of Brands Podcasts at Pineapple Street Studios.
Eric Mennel (AIR-ick MEN-uhl)(He/Him) Is a Senior Producer at Pineapple, where he has created and/or run the 11th, Stay Away from Matthew MaGill, and The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow.
Kristen Torres (CHRIS-ten TORR-eh-s) (She/Her) is a Producer at Pineapple, she is one of the founding producers of The 11th and currently producing Classy with Jonathan Menjivar.
Chloe Prasinos (Klo-ee Prah-SEE-noce) (She/Her) is a writer, director, standup, and improviser.
Asha Saluja (Ah-shuh Suh-LOO-juh) (She/Her) is an Executive Producer on original and partner editorial podcasts at Pineapple, where she's worked on shows like The 11th, The C-Word, and Classy with Jonathan Menjivar.
Leila Day (LEE-luh Day) (She/Her) is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer at Pineapple Street Media.
Jess Jupiter (She/Her) is an award winning podcast producer. She has worked worked with a range of companies to develop dynamic projects including HBO’s Lovecraft Country Radio and Netflix’s Okay, Now Listen.
Davy Sumner (Day-vee Sum-ner) (He/Him) is an audio engineer, sound designer, performer, and installation artist based in Los Angeles.
James Rowland (Jaymz ROH-land) (He/Him) is an accomplished audio engineer and sound designer with over 15 years of experience.
Jenna Weiss-Berman (@WBJenna) is the co-founder of Pineapple Street Media.
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