A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other, Hurricane on the Bayou carries audiences behind today's news headlines on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana - before, during & after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep & driven by a rousing jazz, blues & gospel-fueled soundtrack featuring music legends Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, Dr. John & many more, Hurricane on the Bayou is both a haunting document of a storm's human effects & a compelling call to restore Louisiana's wetlands, rebuild New Orleans & honor the place where America's most vibrant home-grown culture was born. Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America's history, MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX® cameras follow a group of four musicians, both legendary & rising, as they explore the electrifying culture of New Orleans: speed through the beautiful, alligator-filled bayous on airboats; recount their heart-wrenching, personal stories of Katrina; & most of all, bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms. The wealth, cultural vitality & very future of New Orleans depend on the preservation of these wetlands.
A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other, Hurricane on the Bayou carries audiences behind today's news headlines on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana - before, during & after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep & driven by a rousing jazz, blues & gospel-fueled soundtrack featuring music legends Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, Dr. John & many more, Hurricane on the Bayou is both a haunting document of a storm's human effects & a compelling call to restore Louisiana's wetlands, rebuild New Orleans & honor the place where America's most vibrant home-grown culture was born. Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America's history, MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX® cameras follow a group of four musicians, both legendary & rising, as they explore the electrifying culture of New Orleans: speed through the beautiful, alligator-filled bayous on airboats; recount their heart-wrenching, personal stories of Katrina; & most of all, bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms. The wealth, cultural vitality & very future of New Orleans depend on the preservation of these wetlands.
