In this feature, we ask, how do we talk about our relationships with our parents, with our kids? How can we open up on something so complex and which change so much over a lifetime? And can relationships be turned into art?

Today you’ll hear how director Tamara Saulwick and composer Kate Neal are attempting to do just that, in a work called Permission to Speak. Producer Leah Blankendaal got to watch this process unfold.

For further reading on this radio documentary, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/permission-speak-3mbs-fine-music-melbourne-radio-adelaide

Permission To Speak comes to you as part of The National Features and Documentary Series in 2016, encouraging storytelling from new and emerging producers around Australia. For further information, visit nfds.org.au

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