The GFEM Media Database | Spotlight on the GULF COAST
Spanning five states, encompassing numerous unique ethnic communities, home to vital industries and ecosystems, the US Gulf Coast holds stories with much to teach us about our world today. Explore the GFEM Media Database to find media projects that bring the Gulf Coast region into full relief, with stories that help communicate the significance of your work and strengthen your grantmaking.
Snakebit: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
Snakebit is a one-hour documentary program for PBS broadcast in 2010 that chronicles the living legacy of the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio, the educational design/build program he founded in Hale County, Alabama to provide “charity” architecture that is both environmentally sustainable and nurturing for the soul. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/11166.
Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers organizes an annual tour of independent film screenings featuring post-screening discussions with the filmmaker throughout a nine-state region of the southeastern United States. Southern Circuit is a program of the Southern Arts Federation. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/10745.
Turkey Creek
Turkey Creek is a one-hour documentary about a group of determined Mississippians who struggle to save their endangered community in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Threatened by sprawl and ravaged by the hurricane, a Mississippi community settled by emancipated slaves fights for a just and sustainable future for the Gulf Coast. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/10974.
Oil in the Family
A feature documentary about filmmaker Jon Goldman's attempt to understand his family's connection to oil and the film Louisiana Story. Using Robert J. Flaherty's classic film as a point of reference, he returns to the bayou sixty years later and discovers the price of progress on the land and its people. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/10477.
After the Storm: Rebuilding the Rural Gulf Coast
After the Storm is a set of film documentary programs and products designed to tell a broad public the layered story of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their aftermath along the 300-mile rural Gulf Coast. The goal of this project is to ensure that the experiences of rural Gulf Coast communities inform private and public institutions as they consider issues such as community development, disaster recovery and neighborhood investment. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/9777.
After the Storm
A celebration of perseverance and rebirth through the arts, this inspiring documentary follows a group of New Orleans teens as they stage a revival of the hurricane-themed musical Once on This Island. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/10867.
Land of Opportunity
Land of Opportunity follows a diverse group of people in the early years of post-Katrina New Orleans, as they struggle with the most American of pursuits: seizing opportunity in the wake of tragedy. Intertwining the stories of residents, activists, urban planners and immigrant laborers as they rebuild a beloved American city, this powerful multi-platform project shines a light on the forces that are shaping our urban landscape. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/11024.
The Whole Gritty City
The Whole Gritty City is a story about survival – about kids and musicians waging war against the violent legacy of the streets. Their weapons: the musical instruments these kids are just learning to play. In New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz and America’s murder capital – the stakes are life and death. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/10364.
A Taste of Heaven: The Heartbreak Life of Raymond Myles, Gospel Genius of New Orleans
A Taste of Heaven celebrates the life of the sensational New Orleans gospel entertainer Raymond Myles. The documentary feature film traces his rise from grinding poverty to artistic acclaim, and examines the complex personal issues in a life tragically cut short, on the cusp of stardom, by Raymond’s murder. Learn more at http://media.gfem.org/node/9887.
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