Katrina Babies is a 2022 documentary film, directed by Edward Buckles Jr. It explores the narratives of kids who experienced Hurricane Katrina and the impact of the storm’s aftermath on New Orleans youth. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 14, 2022 and was released on HBO Max on August 24, 2022.[1][2][3]
The film was first announced on August 26, 2021, the 16-year anniversary of the formation of Hurricane Katrina.[4] New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who was 13 years old during Katrina and its initial aftermath, spent seven years documenting the stories of his peers who survived the storm as children, using his community’s tradition of oral storytelling to open a door for healing and to capture the strength and spirit of his city.
Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an entire generation still grapples with the lifelong impact of having their childhood redefined by tragedy. Katrina Babies details the close-knit families and vibrant communities of New Orleans whose lives were uprooted by the 2005 disaster. These American children who were airlifted out of the rising waters, evacuated from their homes to refugee-like centers, or placed in makeshift, temporary living situations, have been neglected. As families were tasked with reintegrating into new communities, having experienced loss, displacement, and lack of support from government officials, the children were left to process their trauma in a wounded, fractured city.
Buckles raises his camera to elevate the voices of his city; utilizing confessional-style footage, home movies, animation, harrowing archival footage, and candid interviews with Katrina survivors, Buckles unearths a reservoir of grief and suppressed emotion. Through these moving, first-hand accounts, Katrina Babies journeys toward healing, not just from the most destructive storm in U.S. history, but also from the multi-generational traumas of being black and disenfranchised in America. In the face of systemic racism, government neglect, and the unprocessed pain of family separations, the children of Katrina are left to chart their own path toward healing.[5]
katrina, babies, 2022, documentary, film, directed, edward, buckles, explores, narratives, kids, experienced, hurricane, katrina, impact, storm, aftermath, orleans, youth, premiered, tribeca, festival, june, 2022, released, august, 2022, official, release, pos. Katrina Babies is a 2022 documentary film directed by Edward Buckles Jr It explores the narratives of kids who experienced Hurricane Katrina and the impact of the storm s aftermath on New Orleans youth It premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 14 2022 and was released on HBO Max on August 24 2022 1 2 3 Katrina BabiesOfficial release posterDirected byEdward Buckles Jr Written byEdward Buckles Jr Luther Clement Lam Audrey RosenbergProduced byEdward Buckles Jr Audrey Rosenberg Rebecca TeitelStarringMiesha Williams Cierra Chenier Arnold Burks Damaris Calliet Calvin Baxter Quintina Thomas GreenCinematographyEdward Buckles Jr Edited byFiona Otway Luther Clement LamMusic byOsei EssedProductioncompaniesInvincible Pictures Time StudiosDistributed byHBORelease datesJune 14 2022 2022 06 14 Tribeca Festival August 24 2022 August 24 2022 Running time79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish The film was first announced on August 26 2021 the 16 year anniversary of the formation of Hurricane Katrina 4 New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr who was 13 years old during Katrina and its initial aftermath spent seven years documenting the stories of his peers who survived the storm as children using his community s tradition of oral storytelling to open a door for healing and to capture the strength and spirit of his city Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editSixteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans an entire generation still grapples with the lifelong impact of having their childhood redefined by tragedy Katrina Babies details the close knit families and vibrant communities of New Orleans whose lives were uprooted by the 2005 disaster These American children who were airlifted out of the rising waters evacuated from their homes to refugee like centers or placed in makeshift temporary living situations have been neglected As families were tasked with reintegrating into new communities having experienced loss displacement and lack of support from government officials the children were left to process their trauma in a wounded fractured city Buckles raises his camera to elevate the voices of his city utilizing confessional style footage home movies animation harrowing archival footage and candid interviews with Katrina survivors Buckles unearths a reservoir of grief and suppressed emotion Through these moving first hand accounts Katrina Babies journeys toward healing not just from the most destructive storm in U S history but also from the multi generational traumas of being black and disenfranchised in America In the face of systemic racism government neglect and the unprocessed pain of family separations the children of Katrina are left to chart their own path toward healing 5 Cast editMiesha Williams Cierra Chenier Arnold Burks Damaris Calliet Calvin Baxter Quintina Thomas GreenSee also editWhen the Levees BrokeReferences edit Katrina Babies Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved 2022 08 16 Reed Farrah 2022 06 22 New Orleans filmmaker wins big at Tribeca Film Festival for Katrina Babies documentary WDSU Bailey Shan 2022 02 03 Katrina Babies documentary set for HBO premiere see the chilling trailer Fox 8 Retrieved 2022 08 16 Katrina Babies HBO Sets Documentary About Hurricane s Impact On New Orleans Youth Deadline Hollywood August 26 2021 Katrina Babies HBO External links editKatrina Babies at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katrina Babies amp oldid 1118261218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
