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2008 30 min. HD Color
This documentary film produced for Louisiana Public Broadcasting is based on the LSU Press book "Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp." The critically acclaimed story shares the experiences of Gwen Roland and her companion, Calvin Voisin, who left civilization in the turmoil of the early 1970s to return to the simple, quiet lifestyle of their great-grandparents in the vast, unspoiled beauty of the nation's largest river swamp, Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin. Along their journey, they befriended a young photographer named C.C. Lockwood, whose stunning photographs of the Atchafalaya, featuring Gwen and Calvin going about their daily routine, were published in National Geographic magazine in 1974. Producer Christina Melton has been recognized with several of the television documentary world's top awards, including the coveted Emmy Award, the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the International CINE Golden Eagle, The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Award for Best Historical Documentary and three Telly Awards. Her last three projects, all produced for Louisiana Public Broadcasting, have broadcast nationally on PBS.
Atchafalaya Houseboat
Christina Melton, Director/Producer for LPB2008 30 min. HD Color
This documentary film produced for Louisiana Public Broadcasting is based on the LSU Press book "Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp." The critically acclaimed story shares the experiences of Gwen Roland and her companion, Calvin Voisin, who left civilization in the turmoil of the early 1970s to return to the simple, quiet lifestyle of their great-grandparents in the vast, unspoiled beauty of the nation's largest river swamp, Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin. Along their journey, they befriended a young photographer named C.C. Lockwood, whose stunning photographs of the Atchafalaya, featuring Gwen and Calvin going about their daily routine, were published in National Geographic magazine in 1974. Producer Christina Melton has been recognized with several of the television documentary world's top awards, including the coveted Emmy Award, the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the International CINE Golden Eagle, The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Award for Best Historical Documentary and three Telly Awards. Her last three projects, all produced for Louisiana Public Broadcasting, have broadcast nationally on PBS.
