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Arts & Entertainment

Screening of documentary NEW ORLEANS RISING

Docs In Progress presents a documentary by one of our alums, John King.  NEW ORLEANS RISING tells the story of five people in New Orleans striving to save unique elements of the city’s culture in the aftermath of Katrina.  The film tracks the progress and struggles of  each of these people over the course of a year as they prepare for Mardi Gras.  As these residents grapple with all of the intense challenges in the first two years after Katrina, we see that the battle to repair and to save the singular culture and art of New Orleans is just as important as the struggle to repair broken homes and businesses.  As the subjects face the ups and downs of staying in New Orleans, they believe they’re saving the culture. But in the end, are they saving the culture, or is the culture saving them?  Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the filmmaker.

This free program is co-sponsored by the Charles Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity and is supported in part by funding from the Maryland Humanities Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

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