Log Line:

A look at the effects of hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, featuring interviews with hurricane victims, evacuees, public officials and historians.

Synopsis:

New Orleans Story is a comprehensive collection of the stories generated from the great deluge of Hurricane Katrina and its subsequent flood and resulting carnage. New Orleans Story provides the theatre audience with an intriguing view into the experiences of victims, rescuers, government officials, community and religious leaders, media figures, historians, authors, artists, activists, and cultural icons.
 

Each individual tells their own experience regarding events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. These stories intertwine with the stories of others and provide a colorful and cohesive tapestry of the epic events and struggles that continue. The filmmakers are New Orleans victims themselves.

Special Notes About the Film:

New Orleans filmmakers Stephen Rue and Gabriel Dayan started shooting a film intended to be a documentary about a Habitat for Humanity project in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans in June of 2005. They filmed in the Ninth Ward throughout the summer of 2005 and found themselves possessing the last footage of this area before Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flood devastated the city.

Now with over 360 hours captured, Rue and Dayan are in post production on New Orleans Story, a feature documentary film regarding Hurricane Katrina.

The filmmakers consider it a very personal obligation to get the message to the world that the tragedy in the Gulf Coast continues, thus they also produced a short documentary film "Dear Mister President." about a twelve year old victim of Hurricane Katrina.