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1) Hours
Description
Nolan Hayes arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife, Abigail, who has gone into early labor. Things quickly spiral out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina hits, ravaging the hospital and forcing an evacuation. With his baby dependent on a ventilator and no one around to help, Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another and must fight to keep his daughter alive.
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
New Orleans: Crime and corruption are up, culture is being trampled, and the people who matter--the workers, families, and dreamers who still live here--have had enough. They continue to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their culture after Hurricane Katrina. Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery. Fed up, the characters demand that their music, art, and well-being be protected, to preserve the individuality...
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Incorporats home footage shot by Kimberly Rivers Roberts-an aspiring rap artist trapped with her husband in the 9th ward-directors/producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal weave this insider's view of Katrina with a devastating protrait of the hurricane's aftermath. Trouble the Water takes audiences on a journey that is by turns heart-stopping, infuriating, inspiring and empowering. It's not only about the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, but about the underlying...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around, by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
In New Orleans after 'Katrina', the partner of Detective Andy Devereaux is found dead, and he is teamed up with Stan Green. During the investigations, an undercover DEA agent is murdered by two dirty police officers. A psychologist, Nina Ferraro, has successive interviews with Andy, Stan and the two detectives. Meanwhile, the FBI also investigate the corruption in the police force leaded by Agent Brown.
10) Treme: Season 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Amid the ruins of New Orleans, ordinary people--musicians, chefs, residents--find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if the city that gave birth to that culture still has a future.
12) Closed for storm
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina sits a lasting monument of the devastation. Six Flags New Orleans is currently sitting abandoned, rotting away in the Louisiana swamp. The film explores the past, present, and future, to find out how this incredible theme park became frozen in time and left in and endless void of uncertainty.
13) Hurricane season
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Based on the true story of basketball coach and mentor Al Collins, who led his team to victory after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their homes and destroyed their spirits. Collins attempts to create a winning basketball team using players from five of the hardest-hit high schools in the area. Takes a look at the disaster and shows how heroes can rise from the most devastating of circumstances.
14) Treme: Season 3
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery, with outside profiteers looking to cash in on short-term gains. The series' focus is still on ordinary people, but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city.