Description

Left Behind is a 90-minute documentary that tells the story of three African-American high school seniors as they navigate through their final year of high school. Their final year in one of the poorest cities in the state; in a state ranked as the poorest in America; in one of the most violent cities, states and countries in the industrialized world.

The film, shot before, during and after Hurricane Katrina, shows how an uneducated impoverished population reacts under the stress. Our never-before-seen Katrina footage highlights our two-year-long documentary. We show reasons for the looting, rape, murder and mayhem -- the effects our man-made environment has on human behavior. We examine the core of our American values, the framework by which we live, and we show how our most vaunted beliefs and government policies have played a role in our nation's shame.

At first glance, it is a story of conflict, neglect, indifference, incompetence and corruption. But in the end, it also a beautiful story of the hope and resiliency of the human spirit.

The film has been previewed to great reviews at Harvard University, George Washington University, Tulane University, MIT, Loyola Marymount and others. It has been screened for the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC and the Louisiana State Legislature.

Interviews with Noam Chomsky, Ice T, and Maxine Waters, author Michael Eric Dyson, Jim Derleth, and others accent our narrative.




This film can be shown and advertised on campuses and within organizations as long as no admission fees are charged. If you wish to hold revenue-generating screenings, you will need to contact MedArt Productions at: leftbehindmovie@gmail.com or (504)913-6819.

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Production Credits & Notes

Executive Producer
Bobby Moresco

Music by
Rolfe Kent

Titles by
Al Quattrocchi

Still Photography by
Charlie Varley
Michelle Elmore

Sound by
Jamie Santos

Story Contributions by
Jason Berry
Brian Thevenot
Bobby Moresco
Jeremy Cooker
Harvey Rosenstock

Research by
Brian Thevenot
Lori Jahnke
Myriam Huet
Dr. James Derleth

Directed by
Vincent Morelli and Jason Berry

Written, Edited, Produced by
Vincent Morelli