SUMMARY: The viewer is taken on a ride through New Orleans that flows from post Katrina to slavery times. With narrator, Lolis Eric Elie, a New Orleans newspaper writer; an old New Orleans town is brought back to life. A story of a forgotten neighborhood is told and the history behind Faubourg Tremé is brought above the water. ACTING: The narration is full of emotion, bringing the music and setting together. The speakers who come throughout the movie give a good testament to what there neighborhood means to them.
SCRIPT: Very well written, giving a glimpse of the suffering during Katrina and also a history lesson on Faubourg Tremé. Some information was just history already learned but most was new and unheard of info.
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Because the movie is a documentary the cameras used aren't top quality but the people operating them do a good job at showing the scenery in a sad yet beautiful way. Catching what New Orleans embodies and showing places many didn't know existed.
RE-WATCHABILITY: If you ever want to be reminded of two huge events in history, (Katrina and Slavery) this gives insight to both. Not a date movie and no excitement, but is a movie that carries a knowledgeable story.
PLOT: The point of this documentary (like all documentaries) is to inform, which this movie does very well. It emotionally ties you to the people of New Orleans and the severity of the flood.
Bonus: MUSIC: Amazing soundtrack that speaks more then the narrators' voices. The music brings the documentary to life and sets the tone for what ever topic is being discussed.
RATING: ☃☃☃☃
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