“Home” wins Best Documentary again!
We just got word from Levees.org supporter Matt Faust that his short film ‘home’ has won best documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival. ‘Home‘ artfully captures the spirit of families’ personal loss when the levees failed during Katrina. “This is a pretty big one, says Faust. “Hopefully this can lead to more opportunities.” Levees.org [...]
Study commissioned by Levees.org accepted for presentation at LSU conference
What a difference a FOIA makes. In April 2009, Levees.org filed a request to FEMA under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). We wanted to know where the people lived who were protected by levees. Six months later, FEMA responded and we learned that the majority (55%) of the American people lives in counties protected [...]
Counting the Days until Debut of HBO’s Treme
I have it on good authority from three people close to the set of HBO’s upcoming new series Treme that Levees.org supporters are going to love some of the lines spoken by John Goodman’s character, Ashley Morris in the debut episode. Mark your calendars: Sunday April 11, 2010 9 – 10:20 CST on HBO
