Katrina Babies

Katrina Babies director Edward Buckles Jr. was 12 when Hurricane Katrina changed everything. Now a filmmaker and media instructor in New Orleans, Buckles has found common cause - and shared trauma - with young people whose lives were similarly shaped by the storm. The film’s interview subjects were between 3 and 19 years old when the storm hit : Some stayed in New Orleans, and were pulled from churning, filthy waters after days of fear and hunger. Others fled the city, living in poisonous FEMA trailers and wondering if they’d ever be able to go home.