The Lower 9: A Story of Home trailer

To be released in 2012

The Lower 9: A Story of Home is a feature length documentary showcasing four determined Lower-Ninth-Ward residents who share their most intimate stories of home, as they resume their lives nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their neighborhood. The individual’s stories find voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, abstract cinematography of destruction, and powerful scenes of present-day lives.

To be released in 2012

Directed by: Matthew Hashiguchi
Produced by: Matthew Hashiguchi, Elaine McMillion
Run Time: 21-minute documentary
www.thelower9.com

Premiered at The Big Muddy Film Festival in 2011
Best Short Documentary Asians on Film Festival Spring 2012
Official Selection 2012 Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection 2012 Louisville International Festival of Film
Official Selection 2012 Heartland Film Festival
Received a post-production grant from The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors Foundation
Received 2nd Place Gold Circle Award from The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors Foundation
Slated for distribution through Third World Newsreel