Thin Line Film Fest - “Kamp Katrina”
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When: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, 11 a.m.
Where: Campus Theatre, 214 West Hickory Street, Denton
Cost: $8
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Dir: Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
Prd: Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
TRT: 74 min
Kamp Katrina is a verite documentary SET in post-Katrina New Orleans. The film follows Ms. Pearl, Upper 9th Ward resident, Native American. One month after Hurricane Katrina Ms. Pearl rides her bicycle to a temporary community space. An organizer urges people to open their homes to the displaced. Ms. Pearl enthusiastically offers her backyard and ten people move into 'Kamp Katrina.'
Ms. Pearl and her husband attempt to provide resources and paid construction jobs for residents of Kamp Katrina. The film also follows Kelley and Doug Baker as their relationship transforms from temporary stability to a variety of abuses. Similarly, Ms. Pearl is confronted with violent acts when the backyard goes awry due to the overwhelming realities of personal problems merging with social problems
Some nearby drink specials on Sept. 1st
- Mi Casita: 12 pm - 4 pm: $2.50 margaritas
- J&J's Pizza: 5 pm - 12 am: $2 domestics, $0.50 off everthing else
- The Loophole Courthouse Pub: 11 am - 2 am: $2 Rumple, Goldschlager, Tullie, Mind Erasers, Tangos and Kamikazes, $2 Long Island Iced Tea
Some nearby restaurants
- J&J's Pizza
- Public House (Denton)
- Andy's Basement Bar & Grill
- Ruby's Diner On The Square
- Denton County Independent Hamburger Company
Some nearby events on Sept. 1st
- Thin Line Film Fest - "How to Save the World", Quakertown Park, 9 p.m.
- The Big Get Down, Secret Headquarters (Closed), 8 p.m.
- Thin Line Film Fest - "The Burning of Fry Street", Cool Bean's, 11:30 p.m.
- Thin Line Film Fest - "One-Eyed Girl", Fine Arts Theater, 7:30 p.m.
- Thin Line Film Fest - "A Balancing Act", Campus Theatre, 9 p.m.
Event posted Aug. 26, 2007
Last updated Aug. 26, 2007
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