QUICK REVIEWS OF SOME FLIFF FILMS:
By Rachel Galvin, posted November 4, 2009 on independentstreak.ning.com
Josh Grossberg brilliantly tells the story of a good samaritian who volunteers to bring back ten families from the Astrodome to South Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After dealing with issues of mistrust and more, he ends up with seven families willing to make the trek to the sunshine state.
This is the story of these families, the heartbreak, the hope and the tragedy — as one member commits a serious crime, leaving the Good Samaritan, Dan Sheffer, wondering if his efforts were worth it or caused more harm than good.
This film makes the watcher think. It also tells this story in a brand new way, keeping it interesting by not only offering interesting commentary by the families and those who helped, but also by interspersing historic footage of the Astrodome and other b-roll.
The audience gave the director a much-deserved standing ovation and tears were shed as many shared their feelings of heartache and hope from watching the film.
