http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/ Through stories and images, Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster deepens the public's understanding of the government's long-term response to Hurrican Katrina, the failures of public policy, the use or misuse of public funds, the role of private contractors, the effectiveness of clean-up and rebuilding efforts and the long-term psychological impact on residents. en-us Copyright 2007 Soros.org Tue, 03 Oct 2007 15:01:30 EST Clarence Williams is producing a photographic essay of post-Katrina New Orleans, from flood to aftermath to rebuilding, with a visual emphasis on the remnants of the cultural wealth and family ties that make this city unique. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/BlackBlues/index.php Child of the Flood, a novel by Dale Maharidge with photographs by Michael Williamson, combines fiction with documentary imagery and chronicles the story of John Boucher, an 18-year-old who is knocked unconscious and loses his memory as a result of the post-Katrina flooding. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/ChildofFlood/index.php Dee Davis and the Center for Rural Strategies developed a media campaign to illustrate the struggles of rural Gulf Coast residents to re-establish their lives after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The project aimed to help Americans understand conditions along the rural Gulf Coast and explore how America's failure to formulate effective rural policy is reaping disaster. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/WorkinProgress/index.php Tena Rubio developed the Katrina Uncovers series for the National Radio Project; as part of that series, she produced three 30-minute shows on the immigrant/migrant workforce in New Orleans called New Orleans Now: Immigrants, Labor Rights and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an American City. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/WorkinProgress/index.php Tim Shorrock has been reporting on post-Katrina economic development and the health care crisis in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/RebuildingInc/index.php Still Standing, an award-winning video documentary by the Educational Video Center, provides an intimate portrayal of the challenges faced by three Hurricane Katrina survivors six months after the storm. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/StillStanding/index.php Katy Reckdahl covered the working poor in New Orleans, their struggles to return to the city after Katrina, and the hurdles they faced once they arrived home. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/Struggling/index.php Dean Starkman took an in-depth look at the insurance industry through his blog, insurancetransparencyproject.com, which offers commentary and original reporting on political, legal, and corporate news affecting the insurance aftermath; he is also working on a book and a data-collection project in Bay St. Louis, MS. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/Insurance/index.php Filmmaker June Cross is working on a feature-length documentary film that examines the failures of public policy through the experiences of one extended family from New Orleans. http://www.soros.org/resources/multimedia/katrina/projects/HaveNotHold/index.php