Appearances
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Appearances is a one woman audio show that straddles the line between fiction and truth. Appearances brings to life an Iranian American family and community through the real and fantastical mental machinations of Melanie Barzadeh. Melanie is in her mid 30’s and desires nothing more than to become a mother. The difficulty of finding the right partner seems to be directly connected to the struggles witnessed in her home throughout her entire childhood. As Sharon Mashihi voice-acts all the characters in one family, the depth of the love, pain, and struggle is felt with a visceral, profound compassion at every turn. Based in New York, NY.
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Sharon Mashihi has essentially spent her entire life and career preparing to make this series. She is an audio artist, screenwriter, and story editor. This show is an elaboration and response to her award winning personal documentary, Man Choubam, which won the Silver Prize at Third Coast Audio Festival in 2018. Sharon has been a longtime editor at The Heart. She was also the editor of the CBC fictional series, The Shadows.
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