Red

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the colour red. A redhead in a crowd of redheads, exploring notes of red on the piano, and a nation\u2019s relationship with the colour red.

Roodharigendag (Redhead days)\nFeaturing Shelby Vittek\nProduced by Gaby Caplan and Ellie Lightfoot

The Little Red Piano\nFeaturing Duncan Honeybourne \nProduced by Flora Zajicek

Our home on native land\nProduced by Kalli Anderson\nThe painting referred to in this feature is The Scream by Cree artist Kent Monkman. This piece includes short excerpts from news reports from the CBC, APTN News, CityNews, CTV, CP24, Global News and 680 News. It also includes the voices of Bob Paulson, Chief Allan Adam, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Cindy Blackstock. The music is Land Back by The Halluci Nation.

Photo credit: Birgitta Honeybourne

Curated by Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall\nProduced by Andrea Rangecroft\nExecutive Producer: Axel Kacouti\xe9\nA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4