Hexing A Hurricane
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Hexing A Hurricane was the first "Katrina documentary" released by a New Orleanian.
The film begins back when life was "normal" in New Orleans- six weeks before Hurricane Katrina forever changed the landscape of the city. Hexing A Hurricane opens with a 9th Ward Voodoo Ceremony asking spirits for protection from dangerous storms. After the ominous hurricane strikes a few weeks following the VooDoo service, the film follows locals on a roller coaster ride of despair, tragedy and hope.
Directed by Jeremy Campbell
[edit] Screenings and Awards:
"Best American Documentary" nominee - Rome International Film Festival
"Hexing A Hurricane" is distributed by the National Film Network.
Theatrical Premiere - July 13, 2006
[edit] Starring:
"Chris Rose (Times-Picayune), Angela Hill (WWL-TV Channel 4), Garland Robinette, (WWL (AM)), Harry Anderson (Night Court), Irvin Mayfield (Grammy nominee) and the people of New Orleans.
[edit] Highlights:
- Members of La Source Ancienne Temple perform a VooDoo ceremony asking powerful spirits to protect New Orleans from dangerous hurricanes.
- Jackie and her fiancee Carl return to the flood-damaged neighborhood of "Lakeview" to view their devastated home for the first time.
- New Orleans Cultural Ambassador (and Grammy nominee) Irvin Mayfield issues a Call to Action from beneath the unharmed statue of jazz great Louis Armstrong in the French Quarter.
- Acclaimed Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose provides amusing and unfiltered commentary on the local media and regarding day-to-day life after the storm.
- Former sitcom star and longtime New Orleans resident Harry Anderson (Night Court, Dave's World) trades in his Wednesday night comedy act at his French Quarter nightclub for a new role as "town hall" leader.
- Legendary broadcasters (and former husband and wife co-anchors) Garland Robinette (the Big 870) and Angela Hill (WWL Channel 4) reunite to share a candid conversation together in Jackson Square about personal experiences during a disaster of global interest.
- VooDoo Priestess Sallie Ann Glassman explains why she believed in her protective ceremony for years before the storm hit. She openly admits "what happened" with last year's service and tells a possiblemessage from the spirits regarding the disaster.
- March along with the Rebirth Brass Band in the 77th Annual ORIGINAL PRINCE OF WHALES Second Line Parade dedicated to the memory of "all brothers and sisters lost in Hurricane Katrina."
- The film also debuts Beyond Zero, a ballad by street musician Willow that is sure to emerge as one of the greatest New Orleans songs ever written about the city.
- The film's score was orchestrated by New Orleans artist Eric Laws.
