| "Beyond the French Quarter" is a student-production that captures the unconventional accounts of youths in New Orleans. Follow us beyond the cameras and tourists, as we try to find hope in the areas that still haunt of desolation three years after Hurricane Katrina. Background of this project In March 2008, our 8-member production team visited New Orleans. Funded by Williams College, this project is not only about doing community services and helping with the reconstruction in the region; it is about telling our peers stories about the City of Jazz three years after Hurricane Katrina. During our one-week stay, we talked to people -- college volunteers hammering on roofs, ordinary folks, kids in the neighborhood, the homeless in Tent City -- and filmed the interviews. We captured images of the destruction and reconstruction, faces of volunteers and local residents. There are parties, neon lights, tourists, fine dining and jazz in the French Quarter, but beyond that, there is still a lot to be done. For more information, visit our website at www.PurpleValleyFilms.com Detailed cast and crew credits Director and editor: Danny Yuxing Huang (黄雨星) Assistant director: Steven PS Cheng Assistant editor: Helen J. Cha Written by: Steven PS Cheng Narrator: Robert Amster Music by: Daniel Brett Interviews with * Ian Willson (Co-Founder, Michelle's Earth Foundation) * Nate Johnson (Brown University) * Vicky Ferguson (Elmhurst) * Jason Zander (Elmhurst) * Brittany Siegler (Elmhurst ... |
