If you're in New York, I want to make sure you're aware of Reel Works' screening of A Village Called Versailles, about a community's struggles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. It's happening Friday, June 11 at Reel Works in Brooklyn. Here's some more info:
Independent Lens Screening: A Village Called VersaillesThis is a great film about a truly empowering community story. See it for yourself. For more information about the film, go to the Village Called Versailles website here and the Facebook page here.
Friday, June 11, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Reel Works: 540 President Street, Suite 2F
In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES, which aired on Independent Lens this past May, is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future.
The screening will start at 7PM at Reel Works.
Brittney Shepherd, one of the film's producers, will conduct a skype Q&A with us after the screening live n' direct from Hanoi Vietnam.
