For Immediate Release

2009 film schedule

Program Guide

Thank you Sponsors

Venues in Oakland

Oakland filmmakers

Thinking local
reaching international

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An in depth perspective on the adversities the residents of New Orleans face years after Hurricane Katrina and the grassroots movement to rebuild their lives.

Length: 45 minutes

Written, Directed, & Produced by
Hailima Yates

Assistant Writer, Director & Producer
Joe Rogers

Cinematography
Joe Rogers

Assistant Cinematography
Hailima Yates

Edited by
Elizabeth Merrick

Assistant Editor
Hailima Yates

Photography by
Joe Rogers

Photos Courtesy of
Black Hills State University Alternative Spring Break Team
D. Banfield
Happy Johnson
Hailima Yates
The New Orleans Kid Camera Project

Additional Photos
AP/Wide World Photos

Music by
OkiZoo
PD Embry a.k.a 800 The Jewell, JTM Enterprises/Jewell Tyme Music
Memphis
Keith Sandridge a.k.a. Bucket Man

Mural Artist
D. Banfield

Interviews
Develle Banks
Melrose D.Biagas
Hope Blanchard
Austin Boykin
Wayne Brown
William Carter
Damanitra Celius
Sarah Chon
Sharon M. Gancarz-Davies
Anissa DeSilva
Ashley DeSilva
Clifton DeSilva Jr
Darnisha DeSilva
Monifah DeSilva
Terrell Ducros
Evan Casper-Futterman
Jeannette Gabriel
Mathias Goldstein
JoAlice Harp Hopkins
Devon Jackson
Erica Jackson
Happy Johnson
Gurney Kimberley
Sakura Kone
Maria Kramer
Debbie Lawson
Ariya Martin
Amber McZeal
Katrina Molton
Matt Nelson
David Nolbert
Stacey Polk
Malik Rahim
Raymond M. Robinson
Christopher J. Robinson
Angelica C. Robinson
Robert P. Robinson Jr.
Joanna Rosenthal 
Daja Simmons
Ciera Smith
Kenisha Webster
Steve Wheeler
Melvina Williams
Carrie Wilson
Clayton Wilson
Terry Woods


The New Orleans Kid Camera Project footage courtesy of
Ariya Martin
Joanna Rosenthal

Murals footage and pictures courtesy of
D. Banfield
Debra Smith
Anita Davis
Kellie Bentz
JoAlice Harp Hopkins
Priscilla Edwards

Additional Katrina Damage Footage Courtesy of
Steve Shelley
Shelley Video Production
www.shelleyvideo.com

Sponsored by
Mike Anderson
Khadijah Ashe
Countryside Community Church 625 Woodland Drive Spearfish, SD 57783
Onyi Ejiasa
Uche Ejiasa
Jarrett Handy
Pat Hardin
Mike Hauck
Melody Helsing
Christy Jones
Jean Jones
Lisa Kearns
Chris Lenon
Jan Mammenga
Memphis
William A Mitchell
OkiZoo
Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish, SD
PD Embry a.k.a. 800 The Jewell
Kathy Quinn
Denise Richards
Mary Rogers
Maya Sampson
Toni SchlumBohm
SouthernXposureModels.com
Margaret Suetcoff
Hali Watson
Kim W. Williams
Wal-Mart store 1543, Spearfish, SD
and the anonymous donators

 

Special thanks to
All Sponsors
Vashawn Banks
D. Banfield
BHSU Alternative Spring Break Team
Blanket New Orleans
Central City Missions
Children's Bureau (New Orleans)
Vicki Cochran
Common Ground Relief
Autumn Renee Cooley
Claudia S. Dickson
Emanon
Gulf Coast Civic Works Project
Hands On New Orleans
Janette Hettick
Randy Hollins
Homeless Pride (New Orleans)
James M. Singleton Charter School Dryades YMCA
Sakura Kone
Maria Kramer
Trista Merrit
Francisco Javier Rativa
Denise and Royce Richards
Joe Rogers
Mary Rogers
Sophia VanLeer
Gilbert Valentine
The New Orleans Kid Camera Project

 

Sources
State of Policy & Progress
By Amy Liu & Allison Plyer
Brookings Report 2007

 

The Battle to Save New Orleans Public Housing
By Jacquie Soohen & Rick Rowley
www.bignoisefilms.org  Dec. 20, 2007

Homeless in New Orleans
By Lizzy Ratner
The Nation, Feb. 7, 2008

March 2008 New Orleans Population
By Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
Published by The Brookings Institute, March 2008

International Response to Hurricane Katrina
By Various Artists
www.wikipedia.org  April, 2007