SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF
"NEW ORLEANS, WE WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU"
Tuesday August 30th
6:00pm
at
THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
100 East 17th Street
(Btwn Madison & Park Avenue South)
4th Floor Theater
Directions: Take the N, R, Q, 6, or 4 train to 14th Street Union Square walk to Park Avenue South then walk 2 blocks up to 17th Street.
NEW ORLEANS, WE WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU
Dedicated to the memory of Meg Perry 1979-2005
ICP ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS A FILM BY RICHARD AKA 2ND "NEW ORLEANS, WE WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU" A DOCUMENTARY ON HURRICANE KATRINA EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS RICHARD AKA 2ND AND ICP ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCED AT THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY RICHARD AKA 2ND, WON HUH, LIBBY THOMPSON, ARYANADI CHAHYONO, EVELYN OLIVER, NARRATED AND EDITED BY RICHARD AKA 2ND ASSISTANT EDITOR NISA JACOBS MUSIC SCORE AND SOUNDTRACK BY RICHARD AKA
Genre: Feature Documentary
Running Time: 1:40 min
"New Orleans, We Won't Forget About You" is a clever, intelligent, political and social indictment of how the Bush administration and many others, handled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Narrated in the serious yet comedic style of filmmaker Richard aka 2nd, the film also takes shots at some members of the media and their coverage of Katrina. The film also features 2 ASPCA first responders, Fire fighter Billy Blanks and Onye Coleman a Katrina evacuee, who gives a shocking account of what happened in August of 2005.
"New Orleans, We Won't Forget About You" brings the viewer an honest account and complete understanding of the true social and human impact that Katrina had on so many after the tragedy.
In a statement made by producer Richard he states, "I have never produced a documentary before, but I was drawn to produce this film after being inspired by so many people from all walks of life whether they were connected to Katrina or not, who came together to express their Humanity and Compassion in the aftermath of the tragedy. This is what lit a fire in me to share their stories of Humanity and Compassion with the world."
This film takes you inside New Orleans 4 months after the tragedy, it focuses on the profound loss, as well as the resilient, and loving spirit of New Orleaneans. The documentary consists largely of news footage, on the ground video footage shot 4 months after Katrina hit, still photos of Katrina and its aftermath interspersed with interviews from very credible sources, and those affected or who knew of others affected by Katrina, to interviews of New Yorkers from all walks of life who give their personal feelings on the governments handling of the tragedy before and after, and how Katrina personally affected them.
The film's original score was wriiten, produced and arranged by the filmmaker himself, Richard aka 2nd, who is also a vey talented singer, songwriter and music producer. Richard aka 2nd released his 1st debut album in 2008 entitled: "FREAKY MON", and after being touched by the Katrina tragedy, he felt deeply inspired to compose all the various songs that painted the beautiful backdrop for this magnificent film.
Shooting for the film began some 6 months after Hurricane Katrina hit. Richard received footage from his volunteer dp's Bruce Thompson, Won Huh and Libby Thompson who were all on the ground in New Orleans after Katrina struck. They conducted interviews and taped live footage for the film. It was Richard's hope to obtain various opinions and responses to the Katrina Tragedy from both New Orleaneans and New Yorkers from all walks of life. So he put out an open call and interviewed nearly 6 people from NYC of diverse backgrounds and opinions for his film.
"New Orleans, We Won't Forget About You" is a 2006 Documentary film directed by Artist & Filmmaker Richard aka 2nd, about the devastation of New Orleans Louisiana due to the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina. It premiered and screened twice at the Anthology Film Archives on September of 2006 and 2007 to a packed house.
The title was selected to inspire hope in the lives of a people forgotten across the gulf coast after the huge aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. And its mission is to help people from all walks of life reconnect with their Humanity & Compassion in the face of tragedy.
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