When: Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette Street, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge
Cost: Not available
Age limit: All ages
Description: Ashley Sabin and David Redmon's Kamp Katrina follows New Orleans Upper 9th Ward resident, Ms. Pearl and her attempt to open up her backyard to give shelter to those who lost their homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Only a month after the storm, she hears a community organizer urging residents to open their homes to the displaced. Ms. Pearl enthusiastically offers her backyard and soon ten people move into "Kamp Katrina” and stay for six months. The situation gradually goes violently awry, and she is confronted with an array of abuses amidst a broken city. [Documentary]
Followed by Meet the Filmmaker Reception $5.
Event posted Jan. 10, 2008
Last updated Jan. 10, 2008
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