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Postcard From Varanasi

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Erik set out for India last year to begin a documentary on perceptions of America abroad. During the course of this trip, he became interested in a place he'd never heard of: Varanasi. The rhythms and rituals of daily life there are completely different from what most of us know.
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20 responses // Postcard From Varanasi

  • Great travel piece. Could have been edited just a bit shorter. Keep up the good work.
    jorjor66
  • good work on a visual essay of ones travel, i learned somethings about India life.
    but i didn't not get any information "on perceptions of America abroad". that was the titled focus, right?
    tenofquad
  • Very interesting. i would like to see more from this producer
    CarolinaGirl
  • I want to see more travel pieces too. Not the junk from the travel channel. But like what Erik has done.

    The middle east would be particularly interesting.
    EnemyCombatant
  • Great stuff - I saw this one before the Current Studio was up and I was really impressed.
    wallacek
  • Nice first package. a little too much wall to wall V/O. If he had good nat sound then that should have been given a little more space. Also he starts by saying he interviewed people, but we heard only a very short grab from each. Also concur with tenofquad in that we always see the American perception of the world and only rarely the world's perception of the US. Current is a good place to start reversing that bias.
    mattman
  • It's always interesting to see how people live in other parts of the world. I'l like to see more pieces on India.
    eagle
  • Very great documentary piece.
    mynameiskristopher
  • Thank you for this interesting piece, and please do more. This one gave a great insight into the spiritual connection of the people in India.
    JanforGore
  • The visuals were beautiful. I liked the fact that our traveler wanted to experience something other that the big cities and typical tourist crap. Put together wonderfully and in a way anyone could understand and follow. Great job.
    april
  • Very nicely done. Sometimes, short is just too short. This is about right on in my opinion. Keep up the good work. eggzono.tv
    BuzzCreek
  • Yeah nice visuals.......I would called this : "Whitebread Abroad" or "From the white suburbs to the Sewers of India" This guy rminded me of the Marlin Perkins side kick.....Jim. Ya know.... I wonder if they had a relationship( Marlin and Jim that is ,,,).
    Crustycrabcake
  • questions what is a "healthy" way to deal with death and the deceased. it's much better than pumping the body with formaldehyde and burying it in the ground.

    i'm all for content that draws attention to our frequently infantile way of looking at the world. we live in a bubble in the west and pretend we will live forever and nothing will ever change. we can face ourselves when we can face our dead.
    astraya
  • Excellent work... I too hope to see more travel pieces from you and others.

    Thank You....
    delgado_mon
  • Very well done. Quite fascinating. Good work.
    GoreForPrez
  • Very informative
    marketdrop
  • Great piece! I noticed some repeated shots maybe more b'roll for the follow-up.
    dragonlady
  • Very educational, cultural or otherwise. The raw footage was one of a kind. When would you have ever learned about Varanasi? I think that the length was perfect especially considering all the info about these Hindu traditions.
    SimonInEurope
  • India is a fascinating place and so much is unknown to us [Americans]. I like how the artist captures wonderful images of Indian/Hindu life/culture rarely seen on US television.
    PDiddy_is_an_asshole
  • Execllent work.
    boeyeb

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