Down but not out : Dos Americas : the reconstruction of New Orleans /
Down but not out (33 min.). In early August 2006, almost one year after the disaster, survivors sit down and talk about their experiences of fighting for survival in the days following Katrina, and how their lives have progressed since returning to New Orleans. Providing accounts of living in a city...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Dos Americas is in English and Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles. |
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| Summary: | Down but not out (33 min.). In early August 2006, almost one year after the disaster, survivors sit down and talk about their experiences of fighting for survival in the days following Katrina, and how their lives have progressed since returning to New Orleans. Providing accounts of living in a city whose populace has largely been forgotten, the survivors give a stinging description of a slow reconstruction process that is ignoring the human cost of rebuilding. Down But Not Out shows the people directly affected by the fallout from Hurricane Katrina, and lets those who experienced it tell the stories themselves. Dos Americas (47 min.). Post-Katrina reconstruction is still in progress throughout the Gulf Coast, with much of the City of New Orleans still in ruins. This documentary focuses on those rebuilding this city through interviews with some of the estimated 100,000 Latino migrant laborers who have converged in this area over the past two and a half years. Despite terrible working conditions, massive fraud, a housing crisis, severe harassment by law enforcement, and very limited resources, New Orleans Latino community has mushroomed since the storm and is establishing an infrastructure proportional to its size. |
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| Item Description: | Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Down but not out. Director of photography, David Zlutnick; interviews, Arthur Saenz; editor, David Zlutnick; music, Daniel Mark. Dos Americas. Produced and written by David Zlutnick and Arthur Saenz; director of photography, David Zlutnick; editor, David Zlutnick; music, Juke[box]. |