Hurricane Katrina: A Story Told

In a bleak view, this project was born out of the immense struggle and hardships of others. Hurricane Katrina has quickly been placed at the top of a devastating heap of tragedies, disasters, and catastrophes that this country has endured. The reporting of the aftermath has placed a tight focus on the many people who were affected by it, especially those in the eclectic city of New Orleans. While this is as it should be, I am concerned that along with untold stories and lives, there will be many things that risk being lost when Hurricane Katrina wrapped her arms around the gulf shore—something much less tangible, but just as precious.

After a too brief, one week visit to the tattered Gulf Coast days after the hurricane,I returned with stories and images that I could not escape. The narrative I have written, acted out by my good friend William Tanoos, combines many of those stories and images I brought home from the coast into this barely fictional piece.
http://jepabst.blogspot.com/

Written by: Josh Pabst
Featuring: William Tanoos
Directed by: Josh pabst
Music Credits:
Mum_I Can't Feel My Hand Any More
Mum_Now There's That Fear Again

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Hurricane
• Katrina
• suffering
• death
• family
• love
• life
• water
• natural
• disaster
• William
• Tanoos
• Josh
• Pabst
• obviouschild

[ttanoos]

Great video depicting the emotional aspect of Katrina through the eyes of a grieving husband.

[stevewaldo777]

Through the use of a simple question and answer format this video powerfully portrays one father's grief in the aftermath of Katrina. The vast majority of individuals in the United States have not experienced the tragedy and catastrophe of Katrina and most of us have forgotten, but for individuals in and around New Orleans the reality of Katrina is forever unforgettable. The poignant performance of Tanoos is captivating. You will not forget this video.

[ttanoos]

This is an excellent video on Hurricane Katrina as told through the eyes of a grieving husband who lost his wife. The story is real and the emotion compelling, leaving viewers with a greater understanding of the immense loss experienced by survivors of Katrina. Shot against a simple, stark background, it's hard not to be moved by the words of the grieving husband, especially as he remembers the day he lost his wife, and how she lives on through their surviving daughter.

[odotson]

This work helps to develop empathy resulting from attempting to walk a mile in the shoes of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The experience can not be replicated, but such an endevor may, at a minimum, impact the lives of the actor and director and mobilize them to be activists in the recovery effort.