Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)

Director:

Greg MacGillivray

Writer (WGA):

Glen Pitre (written by)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bear Badeaux	...	Himself
Tab Benoit	...	Himself
Peggy Burgard	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger
Chubby Carrier	...	Himself
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger
Elton LeBlanc	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger
Armando Leduc	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger
Jessica Luebe	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger (as Jessica Dwyer)
Wayne Douglas Morgan	...	Bayou Cruise Passenger
Amanda Shaw	...	Herself
Meryl Streep	...	Narrator
Allen Toussaint	...	Himself
Marva Wright	...	Herself
Mathilde Semmes	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg MacGillivray

Writing credits (WGA)
Glen Pitre		(written by)

Produced by
Anne Marie Hammers	....	line producer
Glen Pitre	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Brad Ohlund

Film Editing by
Neguine Sanani

Casting by
Lorna Gianelloni

Production Management
Sandra Stokes	....	production manager

Art Department
Phillip Clarke	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
David Baldwin	....	sound designer
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bradley C. Katona	....	sound effects editor
Michael Payne	....	sound effects editor
Martin Schloemer	....	sound recordist
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Abrahamsen	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Johnathan R. Banta	....	digital supervisor: Sassoon Film Design
Barry Berman	....	digital effects artist
Andrea Caretta	....	lighting & compositing
Colin Feist	....	pre-visualization artist
Scott Kilburn	....	senior digital artist: Sassoon Film Design
Alan G. Markowitz	....	visual effects producer
Josh Mossotti	....	lead effects artist
Craig Edward Rogers Jr.	....	digital compositor
Craig Edward Rogers Jr.	....	film recording
Casey Schatz	....	previsualization artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Bourque	....	assistant camera
Danny Bourque	....	still photographer
Jeremy Guarisco	....	assistant camera
Gerard Martin	....	assistant camera
Louis Zlotowicz	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Tim Amick	....	assistant editor
Todd Baillere	....	post-production consultant

Other crew
Chip Bartlett	....	distribution
Mike Leonard	....	location manager
Jack Stephens	....	creative consultant

Production Companies

• Audubon Nature Institute
• MacGillivray Freeman Films

Distributors

• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Charity Pictures  audio post production translation services
• Face2Face Productions  audio post production translation services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company:

Audubon Nature Institute

Not what I was expecting but it kept my attention

I was under the impression this would be more about Hurricane Katrina and the after effects of it but it's mainly about a prodigal flutist and her reactions to the wetlands before and after. Her friend who lives in the wetlands gives an idea of how the bayou has been in recession but he sounds a lot like the rooster from Disney's "Robin Hood" so it's hard to not focus on that similarity.

If the documentary had decided to focus more on the wetlands, that would have been fine. However, it starts to dramatize Hurricane Katrina and uses computer animation at some points to show havoc being wreaked. There are also a series of picture frames that show action happening in each of them. Usually, it's two off to the side with the same action and something else in the middle. It was not necessary.

The IMAX camera is best used here when it's showing sweeping overhead shots but unfortunately the movie needs more than just the shots and an attempt at one person's story and it doesn't deliver anything else.