Forgotten Communities, Unmet Promises: An unfolding tragedy on the Gulf Coast. Directed by George Giglio and Steve Liss. Narrated by Danny Glover. 2006. (
www.oxfam.org)
Heroes, Not Looters -- Eyewitness New Orleans and Houston.
A 15 minute DVD produced by the ANSWER Coalition, Sept. 2005.
(
www.ANSWERcoalition.org)
I Won’t Drown on that Levee and You Ain’t Gonna Break My Back.
Critical Resistance. A DVD directed by Ashley Hunt of the Corrections Documentary Project. 2006. (
www.criticalresistance.org/katrina)
Monica Dillon, songwriter, discusses her song, ‘When the Levees Broke.' VIDEO/SONG
(
http://www.npr.org/templates/story.story.php?storyid=14097457
The Lower Ninth: Ground Zero for Reparations and Education.
A 17 minute DVD by K-C Nat Turner. Aug. 29, 2006.
Email:
naturner [at] berkeley [dot] ed
The Unmasking of New Orleans: Documentary on Hurricane Katrina.
A DVD Produced by Final Call Inc Broadcasting. 2006.
(
www.store.finalcall.com or call 1-866-602-1230. ext 200)
This Is My Home. The Fight for Public Housing. The Advancement Project. (
www.advancementproject.org) Spring, 2007. DVD
Voices From the Gulf Coast. 10 Families tell their stories.
A collaboration of Brave New Foundation and the Ella Baker Center. (
www.colorofchange.org/ufg/?id=1969-46679) VIDEO (
http://www.ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=168contentid=315)
When the Levees Broke. A Four Hour Documentary by Spike Lee.
DVD (Available to rent at video stores?)
When the Saints Go Marching In. (About the housing crisis in New Orleans). Sept. 2007. A collaboration between Brave New Foundation and the Advancement Project. (
http://whenthesaints.org) DVD
New Orleans Human Rights Film Festivals
Films, Videos and DVD’s from the
2006 and 2007
(http://www.nolahumanrights.org)
For info on how to obtain films from their distributors,
please email info [at] nolahumanrights [dot] org