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WADE IN THE WATER, CHILDREN (DVD)

By | May 2010

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, filmmakers Elizabeth Wood and Gabriel Nussbaum came to New Orleans’ Singleton Charter Middle School with a unique mission. The duo gave video cameras to a number of the students and asked them to record what their lives have been like in the aftermath of the destruction…

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, filmmakers Elizabeth Wood and Gabriel Nussbaum came to New Orleans’ Singleton Charter Middle School with a unique...

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