Flood Streets

2014 • 83 minutes

About this movie

This feature film from Executive Producer Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This Is Spinal Tap) explores life in New Orleans a little over a year after Hurricane Katrina wiped out much of the city, interweaving characters as diverse and eccentric as the city itself. Flood Streets stars sing-songwriter Becky Stark (The Decemberists, The Living Sisters, Lavender Diamond), and a rollicking soundtrack of New Orleans musicians including the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Meschiya Lake, Panorama Jazz Band, and the Zydepunks.

Ratings and reviews

haunting story of the people in the city that i love. The struggle that is new orleans! the art, the zydeco, the spirit, the fear, the blackouts, the toughness- all interweaved with multiple wonderful poignant stories! this film captures outsiders' skepticism about saving NOLA, the cockroach investors that came in right after Katrina, a reluctant real estate agent who is later tempted by welfare fraud, a 9 year old girl with a dream. all the while with a dynamite music lineup- including the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and a second line as the movie climaxes and the 2 main characters Matt and his girfriend are united by a baby. give it a 5. miss u new orleans!

I watched with horror during and after Katrina hit New Orleans. It's amazing to see how some people rise to overcome the crushing reality of this devastating disaster.