None
EN
The Bigger Picture: ‘The Long Walk’ and life on foot in Houston
['Joshua Zinn', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow', 'Class', 'Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus', 'Display Inline', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar', 'Where Img', 'Height Auto Max-Width', 'Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar', 'Vertical-Align Middle .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar Is .Alignleft .Alignright']
Houston Public Media
We explore a new film that takes walking to the extreme, and compare that to the experience of being a pedestrian in Houston.
Listen Audio Embed PopupSet in an unspecified, late-twentieth century time period, the world of The Long Walk is one of desolation and desperation.
Fortunately, life in Houston is not quite so grueling, even for those who are forced to travel on foot in such a car-centric metro area.
In this month's edition of The Bigger Picture, where Houston Matters explores social and cultural topics in film, we talk with a Houston resident who walks pretty much everywhere about life as a pedestrian in Greater Houston.
In the audio above, producer Joshua Zinn talks with Houston film critic Kevin Ranson and Montrose resident Nida Fatima.