Unfinished Ballad...interview w/Sgt. Zarrella

[UPDATE 5/12/12: I removed the interview of Sgt. Zarrella from public viewing for now.  It will be part of a 3-channel video installation that will be on view during the in-progress show May 18 described above]

RI State Police Sgt. Matthew Zarrell is the head seach and rescue dog trainer for the RI Troopers, and he was the one who searched for the Emerys under the Newport Bridge with his dog Hannibal.

In the interview he talks about the history of rescue dog training in RI, his first training dog Hannibal (check him out!), and his work with Hannibal on the Emery case.

This footage will be used with other old footage of Hannibal and of Sgt. Z training dogs now in an installation setting used as part of the performance piece "The (unfinished) Ballad of Adam and Elena Emery."

Thanks to Sgt. Zarrella, and to filmmaker Mary Healey Jamiel for getting us in touch. Please check out her amazing documentary "Reliance" about Sgt. Zarrella's work HERE.

Attn dog lovers: Footage I took of Sgt. Z training search and rescue dogs this week will be up soon!






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