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NOT
BROKEN This
documentary incorporates poetry, music and artworks to illustrate
the pain, joy, suffering, hope and, most especially, faith
of those who suffered one of the hardest natural disasters
to strike the United States in recent memory. In addition,
ministers from a wide spectrum of faiths, and other volunteers,
who worked with evacuees are included as they are a vital
fiber of the story of the people of New Orleans, Biloxi,
Pass Christian, and many other communities of the stricken
Gulf Coast. |
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Some of the dead were placed in temporary holding areas
off a city street. These bodies were later picked up and
taken to a makeshift morgue. The official death count stands
at 1,302. Officials estimate that there are 6,644 missing,
including many children. |
Yet,
today, in spite of the horrors Hurricane Katrina
inflicted on the Gulf Coast and the historic City
of New Orleans, the citizens of the Big Easy, as
some affectionately call the city, continue to rebuild
- some say resurrect - a stronger and more vibrant
New Orleans. Of course, there are many - some claim
almost insurmountable-- problems and obstacles in
the rebuilding, especially in New Orleans. But,
if Not Broken is any indication, there are many
heroes and heroines in New Orleans and the Gulf
Coast who will make the rebuilding happen. But they
cannot do it alone. We have to do our part. After
all, they are our brothers and sisters. |
The
Pluma Pictures board of directors has approved
three feature films for production:
Just
Like a Dog
Brandon — a happily married man
with two lovely children—is forced to
face the deep emotional wounds and scars of
his childhood inflicted upon him by his sadistic
parents when he sets out to see his brother,
Marty, whom he hasn’t seen in 27 years,
before his younger brother is executed for murder.
Marty’s execution is integral to Brandon
facing the demons of his past, which illustrates
that violence begets violence. Killing whether
committed by an individual or by the state has
dire consequences.
Healer
Eleanor — a world-renowned heart surgeon
and inventor of a highly promising mechanical
heart—falls into the abyss of depression
and questions her sanity as a result of losing
a patient on the operating table due to a lack
of judgment. After a seemingly impossible struggle
and the assistance of a Healer, Eleanor learns
that she is to replace one of three healers
in the world with the spiritual charge of keeping
pestilence at bay.
Day
of Darkness
is a fable about how Queen Joanna, ruler of
a mighty nation, which existed before humanity,
learns how to love at the risk of losing her
kingdom and the destruction of her people.
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