The Long View
Two young film-makers grapple with their childhood memories of the Boston Marathon bomber
We meet two young film-makers who grapple with their high school memories of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a new short film called ‘Jahar’. Then, how a two-time Boston Marathon champion is inspiring young Ethiopian runners at a Massachusetts school. Plus, the remarkable story of Sueko Hada, a Hiroshima survivor whose family now includes American in-laws.
(Photo: ‘Jahar’ is a film about three friends grappling with their high school memories of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Courtesy of Henry Hayes)
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A Hiroshima survivor and her American in-laws
Duration: 09:53
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Lelisa Desisa inspires young Ethiopians in Boston
Duration: 03:37
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Sat 16 Apr 201604:32GMTBBC World Service Core & BBC World Service
Sat 16 Apr 201607:32GMTBBC World Service ANR
Sat 16 Apr 201613:32GMTBBC World Service ANR
Sat 16 Apr 201617:32GMTBBC World Service Core & BBC World Service
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Sun 17 Apr 201609:32GMTBBC World Service ANR- Sun 17 Apr 201610:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia & BBC World Service Core
- Sun 17 Apr 201613:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Sun 17 Apr 201623:32GMTBBC World Service, BBC World Service Core & BBC World Service ANR
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Boston Calling
How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.





