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Title Big Easy to Big Empty : the untold story of the drowning of New Orleans / Palast Productions presents ; produced by Matt Pascarella ; written and reported by Greg Palast ; filmed and edited and co-produced by Big Noise Tactical Media.

Publication Info. [New York, N.Y.] : Disinformation Company, [2006]
©2007

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  DVD 363.34 BIG    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  DVD 363.3492 BIG    Check Shelf
Edition Widescreen format.
Description 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.)
System Details DVD, all regions; stereo.
Note Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.
"Expanded from the versions seen on Democracy Now!, LinkTV and Like It Is" -- Container.
"A Greg Palast investigation" -- Container.
Special features (65 min.): "Tomorrow's New Orleans : who's city will it be?-- a half-hour conversation with Amy Goodman & Greg Palast" (2006, 30 min.); interview with Malik Rahim of Common Ground Relief (2006, 11 min.); interview with Dr. Ivor Heerden of the LSU Hurricane Center (2006, 12 min.); "New Orleans, one year later" photo slideshow (images taken by Matt Pascarella, 12 min.); audio excerpt from Greg Palast's "Armed madhouse" (as read by Brod Bagert).
Booklet includes an essay by Greg Palast ("Busted").
Summary A critical investigation of the government's management of the post-Katrina recovery efforts in New Orleans, focusing especially on unequal treatment based on race and socioeconomic status.
Language In English.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Disaster relief -- Government policy -- United States.
Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Added Author Palast, Greg.
Pascarella, Matt.
Goodman, Amy, 1957-
Rahim, Malik, 1948?-
Van Heerden, Ivor Ll.
Palast Productions.
Big Noise Tactical Media.
Disinformation Company.
Added Title Untold story of the drowning of New Orleans
Tomorrow's New Orleans : who's city will it be?
New Orleans, one year later.
Busted.
ISBN 193285794X
Standard No. 826262003791
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