Katrina Babies (2022)

Directed by

Edward Buckles

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the stories of children who lived through Hurricane Katrina and the difficult years that followed. It focuses on how the storm and its aftermath shaped the lives of young people in New Orleans.

personalemotionalreflectivesoberingoral-historycommunity-focusedtrauma-informed

What happens

Katrina Babies is a 2022 documentary film, directed by Edward Buckles Jr. It explores the narratives of kids who experienced Hurricane Katrina and the impact of the storm’s aftermath on New Orleans youth. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 14, 2022 and was released on HBO Max on August 24, 2022. The film was first announced on August 26, 2021, the 16-year anniversary of the formation of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who was 13 years old during Katrina and its initial aftermath, spent seven years documenting the stories of his peers who survived the storm as children, using his community’s tradition of oral storytelling to open a door for healing and to capture the strength and spirit of his city. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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