The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Short Version) Trailer (2012)
"This is not another Katrina film but a film that looks before the storm to keep the focus and attention on the people and culture of New Orleans and t"01 January 2012Factual20 mins
THE LOWER 9: A STORY OF HOME showcases four determined Lower Ninth Ward residents who share their most intimate stories of home, as they resume their lives years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their neighborhood. Each story finds a voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, abstract cinematography of destruction, and powerful scenes of present, everyday lives.
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