P.O. Box 24378 New Orleans, LA 70184 504.324.2270
Event Name: UNO Film commemorates 3rd anniversary of
Katrina with student film screening
Event Location: Kirschman Hall, Room 137 (University of New Orleans
campus)
Event Date: Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 2008
Starting Time: 7:00 PM
Ending Time: 9:00 PM
Event Details/Description:
The UNO Film Department is commemorating the third anniversary of Hurricane
Katrina with a screening of students' documentary and narrative films. The
collection of films tells the stories of New Orleanians living through the storm
and its aftermath.
Films to be screened:
WATERMARKS (by 2006 UNO spring film class; dir. by Joshua Johnston, K.
Allen Myers, Adam Schwartz, and Simon Carmody) A collection of three short
films that create an emotional journey into the hardships and hopes of
post-Katrina New Orleans. 2006 Southern Appalachian Int’l Film Festival (Best
Docudrama), 2008 Outhouse Film Festival (Best of Fest). 25 min.
THROUGH IT ALL - (by Jared Serigne) Two brothers, sitting in their
gutted house after Katrina, talk about life after the storm. 4 min.
EYES OF THE STORM - (by Danny Bourque) The editors and staff
photographers of The Times-Picayune recall the events of Hurricane Katrina
through their photos. 2008 Reality Bytes Film Festival (Best of Fest), 2008
Outhouse Film Festival (Best of Fest). 25 min.
THIS BEAUTIFUL YET UGLY WORLD - (by Zachery Vaughn) A comical look into
how New Orleanians are dealing with FEMA and the other everyday stresses of
post-Katrina life. 12 min.
WEEDING BY EXAMPLE - (by Kathleen Ledet, Sarah McKnight, and Jen Suran)
The ‘Mow-Rons,’ a group of determined New Orleanians, joined together after
Katrina to save City Park – one weed at a time. 2007 Magic Lantern Int’l Film
Festival (Best Documentary), 2007 Anchorage Int’l Film Festival (Best Short
Documentary Finalist), 2008 Outhouse Film Festival (Best Documentary). 13 min.
The screening will be Wednesday, August 27th at 7:00 PM in Kirschman
Hall - Room 137. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 PM. Q&A with
filmmakers to follow screening.
ftca.uno.edu
Contact Name: Kathleen Ledet Contact Phone: 985-691-3085
Contact Email: krledet@uno.edu