Initially conceived of as an eyeopening journey into louisianas disappearing wetlands and the dire consequences of a hypothetical hurricane, the production. We were fortunate to catch the hurricane on the bayou a terrific flick about hurricane katrina and its impact on new orleans. Read about the hurricane on the bayou dvd and browse other dvd movies. Exploring the threat to louisianas wetlands and celebrates the cajun way of life. Hurricane on the bayou times movie tickets fandango. We went down by boat and then jumped into mechanics truck. The theatre was a busy place and seemed well attended. Here, in the regions bountiful coastal wetlands, alligators, humans and other wildlife have lived in harmony for centuries.
Filmmaker greg macgillivray explores the threat to louisianas wetlands while celebrating the cajun way of life. Hurricane on the bayou 2006 the movie database tmdb. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Greg macgillivrays hurricane on the bayou offers images of the natural beauty of new orleans, as well as footage of the devastation the city suffered after hurricane katrina. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to receive the latest movie information and trailers delivered right to your inbox. Shot before and after the unprecedented devastation of hurricane katrina, the documentary brings into focus the startling loss of louisianas rapidly disappearing coastal wetlands that are new orleans first line of defense against deadly storms. The disturbance traveled westward, spawning a tropical depression east of the lesser antilles on august 29. Imax takes on katrina awfully hot sun in downtown new orleans and it was only right that a cold, dark imax theatre was waiting for me.
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The movie was near and dear to my heart, as it was filmed in houma, louisiana, where my company operates a hampton inn hotel. Hurricane on the bayou is one of the best documentaries of the decade. Hurricane on the bayou synopsis hurricane on the bayou takes viewers on a breathtaking tour of one of the most vibrant places in america, the louisiana bayou and the city of new orleans, a place. The making of portion of the dvd explains that the original movie was suppose to be storm on the bayou featuring amanda shaw, a teenage disney actress and cajun fiddler, tab benoit, a. Watch hurricane on the bayou online stream full movie directv. Filmed before and after the unprecedented devastation of hurricane katrina and featuring stateoftheart computer generated special effects depicting the storms fury, hurricane on the bayou brings into focus. I was excited to see that the imax movie hurricane on the bayou was playing at the mcwane center. So i went down there on monday afternoon and watched it. Hurricane on the bayou 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Two of my new orleans tour guides recommended this wonderful movie called hurricane on the bayou that was showing at the imax theater in the same building that houses the aquarium. A destructive storm with widespread impacts, carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from africa toward the end of august. Experience the power of katrina and the reality of a hurricane on the bayou in this emotional and musicdriven imax theatre ode to the vital swamps. A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other, hurricane on the bayou carries audiences behind todays news headlines on a journey deep into the soulstirring heart of louisiana before, during and after the unprecedented devastation of hurricane katrina.
The message of the movie is to inform everyone that the wetlands are depleting and that we need to fix that in order to preserve a buffer between the gulf and no. The water in these photos is actually down one foot from the day before, when the storm made landfall over galveston island, txsome 200 miles west. Hurricane carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 atlantic hurricane season. Told through the personal stories of four musicians, both legendary and rising, who are drawing attention to. Meryl streep narrates the story as were introduced to a few people who live in the swamps and how theyve been saying for years that. Filmed before and after the unprecedented devastation of hurricane katrina and featuring stateof the art computer generated special effects depicting the storms fury, hurricane on the bayou brings into focus the startling loss of louisianas. Meryl streep narrates the story as were introduced to a few people who live in the swamps and how theyve been. Hurricane on the bayou 2006 cast and crew filmmaker greg macgillivray explores the threat to louisianas wetlands while celebrating the cajun way of life. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hurricane on the bayou near you. Hurricane on the bayou imax dove family friendly movie. Log in to your account to automatically apply your fandango credit to your next purchase.
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