Now What?
Last night I had the privilege of attending a screening of a an extremely powerful documentary called "Trouble the Water." The long and short of it: you have never and will never see a story told about Katrina like this anywhere else. The heroine, Kimberly Roberts, lived in the 9th Ward and documents not only the destruction of her physical world but the indignities that she, her husband, family, and friends had to endure in the aftermath. I simply cannot say enough about how this is not just another disaster documentary but a story that illuminates what is wrong, and right, in America today.
In the Q&A, a well-known celebrity asked the simple question of, "Now what?" Meaning: when people leave the theater and are so emotionally charged, where will they go? What will they do? Will there be someone for them to talk to? To connect with? And with that came the answer that seems to be the norm -- there are partnerships in place with organizations, but it is going to have to be a grassroots effort. So, to that end, here is my grassroots effort to help get the word out -- anyone that can help, I ask that you take the initiative to use your connections, your power, your capabilities and put them to good use. Katrina may have happened August 29th, 2005 and CNN did a great job covering it, but people are still subsisting in the aftermath three years later.
LYDIA LOIZIDES
Lydia Loizides is Vice President, Product Management, at Canoe Ventures LLC. Lydia is also a Trustee
of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and Chair
of the Advanced Media Committee of NATAS, NY. You can read Lydia's personal blog here. The views expressed here are her own and do not reflect the views of the organizations or associations that she is affiliated with.
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