#Disaster
Trouble the Water (2008) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Trouble the Water
other title: 水之患
"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her Ninth Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in-your-face filmmaking, it is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes--two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.
Sept. 11, 2021 watched
[Made in NOLA] 盧旺達飯店看了的感受是“文明燈塔”們是怎麼重建信譽、繼續當“世界領導”的?此片以親歷者的一手記錄再次提醒 Katrina 之後,美國是怎麼又“自信”了十多年的?Fuck the God you trust in. Fuck USA. [小粉紅滾蛋,沒你事兒。]
@NOLA #Documentary #Katrina #Disaster
Cut Throat City (2020) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Cut Throat City
other title: 割喉市 / 컷 스로트 시티
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.
Jan. 10, 2021 watched
[Made in NOLA] 電影本身確實一般般,但是並不都是感情分。不同角色說出的黑人及其社區的掙扎與這個國家的關係是刀刀見血,Katrina 更以獨特的風向掀起了星條遮羞布的一角。其中的一些說法至少對我來說是很新穎而且有更接近的感受。如果更細緻、嚴謹、流暢一些,會是很好的作品呢。
@NOLA #Criminal #Disaster
Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital (2014) Douban
director: Alexander Glustrom
Founded as a hospital for the poor, Charity Hospital began in 1736 as just a small cottage built on the goodwill of a dying French merchant. Operated by nuns of The Daughters of Charity and serving the city of New Orleans for close to 300 years, it gradually transformed into an enormous public institution - into Big Charity - and a longstanding symbol of compassion, a seemingly eternal place of safety and a beacon of hope in the community. Today the towering art deco building, closed abruptly after Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, stands empty, and the community continues to suffer the devastating consequences of its absence. This documentary film includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its controversial closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. From the firsthand accounts of healthcare providers and hospital employees who miraculously withstood the storm inside the hospital, to interviews with key ... Written by BigCharityFilm.com
April 8, 2020 watched
Katrina相關的紀錄片搜羅了長長的列表,唯獨這一部很久沒有勇氣點開。作為公寓和實驗室連線的中點,每天或步行或騎車至少經過它兩次,每一次都忍不住把目光投向厚重的外牆、雅緻的浮雕、仍依稀可辨的水跡線、窗戶上圖畫的求助標語、甚至燈牌上有著無名美感的字體…不敢看這部片,是因為無法想像在美國畸形的醫療體系背景下,了解了這所有著300年傳承的免費慈善醫院曾經創造著怎樣的奇蹟之後,該去如何接受最後決定將它關閉的決策動機、過程以及關閉所造成犧牲。他們用Charity的生命換來了兩座龐大的富有現代感的醫療中心,也有對貧困人群的各種政策,但是即便能比老醫院更好,這個過程中的不義也讓這些發展的意義折損了很多。來年Charity將被Tulane租下,進行新的建設。希望醫院的名字和裡面還剩下的往日記憶都能被保留下來,傷痛的慰藉。
#History @NOLA #Documentary #Disaster
Titanic (1997) IMDb TMDB Douban Min reol Skybridge WikiData
Titanic
9.1 (2533 ratings) director: 詹姆斯·卡梅隆 actor: 莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 / 凯特·温丝莱特
other title: 泰坦尼克号 / 铁达尼号(港/台)
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.