A raw film that gives two opposing statements one about the radical failure of a government. The other is the people of new orleans are the embodiment of spirits of the transatlantic experience . A briliant project a must see

I sure wish this documentary would come to the Raleigh area. Everyone should have a chance to see this. Our country should be ashamed,first to aid other countries and last to aid our own. It is heartbreaking.

I’m going to continue to spread the word some more so let me know if anyone has suggestions in Atlanta area or wants to get involved with me. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

I experienced Katrina as a tourist and had the good fortune to not only be sparred being caught in the flooding, but was taken in by locals in the Quarter after being turned out of my hotel the day before Katrina hit when I could not find a way out of the city. 

I witnessed how the government on a local and national level failed the people of New Orleans as individuals made their way in to help.  Many of us did what we could with basic first aid kits and dry clothing to help those who walked out of the flooding with cuts that were green with infection from the water while the Red Cross sat in Baton Rouge.  While FEMA kept supplies and aid either sitting in warehouses across the country or directed trucks of supplies away from the city, I saw the most remarkable banding together of residents to share food, water and shelter with those that had none.  We watched as the local firehouse was evacuated when it was thought that a portion of the levees would give way and flood the Quarter while no words of warning were given to the residents of the possible danger.  I saw great acts of kindness, desperation and despair.  The people of New Orleans suffered in ways that are incomprehensible unless you have seen them first hand. 

The people of New Orleans deserved much better.  They deserve better than what they have gotten in the past three years.  No one should be surprised the Mayor walked out of the screening after a short five minutes.  He walked out on the people of New Orleans well before Katrina hit.  Bless you all for creating a film that should be seen worldwide and especially by anyone who still believes they can count on this government in the face of disaster.

@ Mike in Atlanta

There but for the grace of God..I hope you never experience extreme hardships in your life because it sounds like you might not be able to handle it, sitting so far up on your high horse.
Kim and Scott’s past can arguably be open to discussion in another forum, but what about all those folks (who are not listed as useless based on your tirade) the government failed? 
I visited NO several years for business and vacation before Katrina, and know that many of the people living outside the French Quarter, Garden District and other major tourist areas, worked hard to make end meet. I used to think of them as lazy, and just contented living check to check.  However when a city with seven or eight universities and colleges spends more money on their jails than on educating their citizens, there is a real problem there.
I returned after Katrina for the American Library Association conference in June of 2006 and knew the city would never be the same. This documentary is more than about Kim and Scott, it’s about three years later and the government has failed and neglected them again.

I cannot sit back and feel sorry for the black community of New Orleans. Just look at who they put back in office. Mayor Ray Nagin, he is a joke. What about Derick Sheperd and Bill Jefferson? Both of those are being investigated by the FBI for money laundering. Whites want to help as much as they can, but you guys are your own worst enemy. Start voting on people with character, not just black skin color. How about clean up your own neighborhood. Let whites drive through there without hustling drugs or robbing them. Then they would spend money in your community. How about the teenage pregnancy rate? High school drop out rate? People want to help people who help themselves, not people who blame everything on someone else. It’s time the black community turns to God, kick the Rev. Gimmees out of town and get a real preacher. Please take pride in yourselves, stop going to the store or mall in houseshoes and dirty clothes. Also, pull your pants up and act like a man. My wife and kids do not want to look at your underwear. All it does is confirm what we already think.

In the end we are all God’s creations,but, we find it hard to not judge each other by race or religion. Everyone suffers in one way or another,at one time or another, such is life. Is it so hard to put these judgements aside and just help others?

This film is not about the hard working people of New Orleans. The film is about two criminal thugs who have spent their lives sealing from hard working shop owners, using illegal drugs, dealing in illegal drugs, using gun illegally, most likely owning illegal guns, throwing away opportunities that the government provided them for education, and who else knows. This documentary has an agenda that is not to provide accurate and balance portrayal of the events of Katrina.

YES, the government failed miserably in this situation. No one ever expected this disaster to actually happen. People with or without money who stayed in New Orleans were stranded from Katrina. When help arrived, the National Guard, local, state, and federal emergency agencies, and other aid workers provided emergency help without checking to see if a victim had money or not before giving aid.

It is relevant since the film focuses on Kim and Scott that in the truthfulness of a documentary, we should know how many people Scott or Kim have shot in their lifetime since from the documentary we know they possessed guns for the use in criminal activities. Scott proudly was shown in a home video clip possessing a military type assault riffle that has NO use in a city environment. Guns like that are either typically used legally by military, police SWAT teams or illegally by gang members, terrorist or people who are otherwise involved in criminal activity with an intent to murder people. It is not a hand gun used for self defense.

When you are the filmmaker, producer, or the subject of a nationally distributed documentary, you should expect inquiries and if the documentary is accurate and honest, then you should welcome disclosure as to what was or was not filmed, the editorial decisions for the final footage shown, and the background of the primary subjects. This is all part of truth and accuracy of a documentary if the film has any level of credibility. Selective truth is not complete truth and makes a documentary only about the half truths of a one-sided view.

Since the film focuses on Kim and Scott and how the government and society failed them, it is relevant to know in what way Kim or Scott has previously ever had a positive impact on the society and government that they want to help them. How did they do their part to be a productive part of society and support the government so that the government could then in turn help them and others when needed? What has Kim or Scott done to repay all the hard working shop owners that they have stolen from? How many children and teenagers did Kim and Scott sell drugs too? What other criminal activities were they involved in that was a part of destroying the lives of others.

Every year, millions of people immigrate into this country with hardly anything but the clothes on their back. Little or no education, no ability to speak English, and in poverty but they work hard and make something of themselves without resorting to criminal activity like Kim and Scott.

Following Katrina, DeKalb County Georgia Police was involved in more police shootings than any other department in the country. This was due to the criminal thugs from New Orleans coming to Atlanta resulting in 17 of the 19 shootings involving Katrina refugees. Similar criminal activity around the country occurred in cities with large number of thugs from New Orleans after Katrina.