"The Big Uneasy" - Screening at the Roxie Theatre
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| Date: |
Sun July 10 2011
to
Mon July 11 2011
Sunday & Monday |
| Where: |
Roxie Theatre
3117 16th Street
San Francisco
California, 94110 [ Map it!] |
Event Type: |
Film/Video Showings |
| Web Site: |
www.roxie.com |
The real story behind why New Orleans flooded 5 years ago, and why it could happen in your town, too!
The documentary 'The Big Uneasy' will be shown at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco July 10th and 11th.
Film director Harry Shearer will be present at the screening on the 10th. This documentary explores the ecological and political mishandling that lead to Katrina's tragically high fatality rate and the near destruction of New Orleans. This film was given the support of influential environmental nonprofits such as the Sierra Club, American Rivers, and the National Wildlife Federation.
For more information and film schedules see website linked above or call 415-863-1087.
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Film Synopsis:
In 2005, a disaster struck New Orleans. You know the rest. Or do you? The media reported that what happened in New Orleans was a natural disaster primarily affecting poor black people. On both counts, the media was wrong. But its inability or unwillingness to report the hard truth – that these tragic floods creating widespread damage were caused by manmade errors in engineering and judgment - has failed both journalism and public safety. For what happened in New Orleans could happen again in other cities across the United States.
In his feature-length documentary The Big Uneasy, humorist and New Orleans resident Harry Shearer gets the inside story of a disaster that could have been prevented from the people who were there. Shearer speaks to the tireless investigators and experts who poked through the muck as the water receded, and uncovers a courageous whistle-blower from the Army Corps of Engineers. His dogged pursuit of facts reveals that some of the same flawed methods responsible for levee failure during Hurricane Katrina are being used to rebuild the system expected to protect the 'new' New Orleans from future peril.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 98 mins.
For more film info: http://www.thebiguneasy.com
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