An American Opera (2007)
- Directed by
- Tom McPhee
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows the efforts to rescue pets after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It shows the conflicts between pet owners, rescuers, and officials who had different priorities for saving animals.
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What happens
An American Opera is a 2007 documentary film by Tom McPhee chronicling the events following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, when pet owners were forced to evacuate without their pets. An American Opera follows the pets, vets, owners, officials, rescuers, and adopters of animals as they try to remedy the situation, revealing that not everyone had the same goal of saving animals. McPhee directed, narrated, and produced the film with the production companies Man Smiling Moving Pictures and Cave Studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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