Re:sound # 157 The Children of Sodom and Gomorrah Show

This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a Ghanaian slum called Sodom and Gomorrah.

2012 / TCF / WBEZ 91.5, USA


This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a Ghanaian slum called Sodom and Gomorrah.

Children of Sodom and Gomorrah
by Jens Jarisch and Sharon Davis (360 Documentaries, 2011)
Sodom and Gomorrah is a hellish neighborhood in Accra, Ghana, where children eke out a living on a scrap heap of discarded computers that the West no longer needs. The children scavenge and then sell computer parts for a pittance, while they dream of escaping illegally to Europe.

My Blue Bucket
by Helene Thomas and Steven Tilley (Re:sound debut, Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, 2012)
A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda.

This episode of Re:sound was produced by Katie Mingle.

produced by

Jens Jarisch

Jens Jarisch has spent half his life in Berlin, where he currently works as an independent producer of one-hour radio documentaries.

Sharon Davis

Sharon Davis is an award-winning freelance documentary producer and journalist who has worked in radio, television and print.

Helene Thomas

Helene Thomas is an independent radio producer based in Sydney and Hobart.

Steven Tilley

Steven Tilley has been a sound engineer with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for over 20 years.


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