Animation | Theatercast | Documentary | History
US, 2013, English, 49 minutes, color
description
Aural performance remade into an animated movie. combining theater, animation and storytelling. Based on actual accounts of events occurring on New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge September 4, 2005. Storyteller/narrator Noel reanimates the events of the past through a staged performance of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating effects on his home and community. Katrina and the ensuing aftermath destroyed Noel’s community, neighborhood and home. But he is rebuilding, and as he rebuilds, he tries to evoke the memories of what was, through the enlistment of his personal archives. His memories are complicated by the tragic Danziger Bridge events. As Noel reflects back on what has been lost, the story he tells about his neighborhood is affected by the story of innocent people attempting to cross a bridge in search of safe haven, and for Noel their plight clarifies the questions that arose in the aftermath of Katrina.
contributors
director Lawrence Andrews
producer Lawrence Andrews
screenwriter Lawrence Andrews
cinematographer Lawrence Andrews
editor Lawrence Andrews
summary review
An earnest effort to recast an oral performance into a movie format. Animation crude, visuals muddled, references obscure, sound murky. Doesn’t work.
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| script/story | [rating=4] | |
| animation | [rating=1] | |
| cinematography | [rating=1] | |
| technical quality | [rating=1] | |
| afterglow | [rating=0] | |
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| Overall | [rating=1] | |
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