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2006 113 min. Color
This documentary film, shot by veteran filmmaker Robert Mugge in the fall of 2005, tells the story of Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of New Orleans' many displaced musicians. Mugge and fellow producer Diana Zelman follow such well-known musicians as Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins, the Iguanas, and the Rebirth Brass Band to their new homes in their adopted cities, including Houston, Austin, Lafayette, and Memphis. They also go with many of the musicians back to New Orleans to view the devastation to their worlds there. In the end, the question arises whether New Orleans will ever be the same place that produced such musicians, a question that remains to be answered. Eddie Cockrell of Variety writes that "Robert Mugge's leisurely and peripatetic NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE is all about the music. Historically invaluable . . . an intimate and eye-opening meditation on the resiliency of the artists and the magnitude of the loss." We will also screen with this film a director's outtake of KRVS's Dave Spizale relating his experience, along with his son, in assisting in the rescue efforts in New Orleans immediately after Katrina.
New Orleans Music In Exile
Robert Mugge, Director and Co-Producer with Diana Zelman2006 113 min. Color
This documentary film, shot by veteran filmmaker Robert Mugge in the fall of 2005, tells the story of Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of New Orleans' many displaced musicians. Mugge and fellow producer Diana Zelman follow such well-known musicians as Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins, the Iguanas, and the Rebirth Brass Band to their new homes in their adopted cities, including Houston, Austin, Lafayette, and Memphis. They also go with many of the musicians back to New Orleans to view the devastation to their worlds there. In the end, the question arises whether New Orleans will ever be the same place that produced such musicians, a question that remains to be answered. Eddie Cockrell of Variety writes that "Robert Mugge's leisurely and peripatetic NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE is all about the music. Historically invaluable . . . an intimate and eye-opening meditation on the resiliency of the artists and the magnitude of the loss." We will also screen with this film a director's outtake of KRVS's Dave Spizale relating his experience, along with his son, in assisting in the rescue efforts in New Orleans immediately after Katrina.
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Official Selection, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
