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photo and text from Wikipedia. Hurricane Katrina (Arabi) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused an even more massive storm surge which inundated all of Arabi, with water reaching higher than 20 feet in some areas. Much as occurred in … Read More

Met with a sound mixer today. We had lunch at The Breakfast Club in Soho. Apart from the fact that Hippies must exit at the rear (no exceptions), the food was pretty good. Got in 2 servings of fruit and … Read More

Ah, yes, the process of writing. Frustrating, isn’t it?Painful?Sleep depriving?You’ll do anything to get out of it. I love this bit. Finding the story.It’s like daydreaming becomes respectable. Mostly you’re inside your head…all the time…literally in a different world trying … Read More

Down in the Parish (working title) is a feature script about a Chalmette family trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of hurricane Katrina. The script focuses on three generations of women and covers the three days prior to … Read More

On January 26th it was unlucky 13…murders, that is…for this year…in New Orleans. And, just today, a 24 year old police officer was gunned down. Senseless tragedies, all. I wonder if I’m mentally prepared for America after 8 years in … Read More

Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s “Trouble The Water” won the documentary grand jury prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a first hand account of Hurricane Katrina. You can see a review here “In the age of reality TV, … Read More