UC Berkeley School of Public Health, DrPH Program and Human Rights Center

present

A free screening of In Harmony: Reflections, thoughts, and hopes of Central City.

Tuesday, March 10. 6:PM. 109 Dwinelle. UC Berkeley Campus

IN HARMONY is a film about everyday people finding their voices and coming together to tell the story of their neighborhood, Central City New Orleans.  It was conceived, filmed, and edited by people who felt that, despite the swarming of the mass media after Katrina and efforts by filmmakers from around the world, the real story of their neighborhood has not been told.  As schoolteacher Michele Burton-Oatis describes it, “I was tired of talking about what was wrong with the way that my city was being treated and rebuilt.  I decided to do something about it.  I used a video camera.”

As the New Orleans VideoVoice team learned to use video cameras to capture the story of their neighborhood, they interviewed dozens of neighbors and local leaders, some who they had known for years and some who they had never reached out to.  They built an archive of stories from local historians, business owners, activists, artists, parents and grandparents, police, homeless, teachers, medical providers, and more.  In Harmony is the first film to emerge from this intensive effort to capture the spirit of Central City and its people.

For more information, email catalani@berkeley.edu.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm and is filed under New Orleans, Screenings, Videos.