Brilliant, vivid colors flood the opening moments of Ya’Ke Smith’s latest short film, “Katrina’s Son.” A bright yellow sun bathes a young boy in a beautiful warmth — a superficial warmth obscured by the coldness of death, abandonment. Ed, a young New Orleans resident quietly mourns the death of his grandmother and only guardian in the wake of the worst natural disaster in American history. Now he is alone, completely.
Hurricane Katrina brought far-reaching devastation to the American South, making scenes like the one above commonplace. Hundreds were killed, even more left homeless. But as the violent storm eventually dissipated so did coverage from the cyclical modern news machine. Not much is said anymore about Katrina or its still destructive after effects. Ya’Ke’s film aims, not to rectify the increasingly business-centric nature of news reporting, but to offer another point of view — to add dimension, nuance...
Hurricane Katrina brought far-reaching devastation to the American South, making scenes like the one above commonplace. Hundreds were killed, even more left homeless. But as the violent storm eventually dissipated so did coverage from the cyclical modern news machine. Not much is said anymore about Katrina or its still destructive after effects. Ya’Ke’s film aims, not to rectify the increasingly business-centric nature of news reporting, but to offer another point of view — to add dimension, nuance...
- 7/20/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
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