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NRTrymaine Lee returns to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he first reported on Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest disasters in American history, as part of the Times-Picayune newsroom. Two decades later, this in-depth documentary traces the arc of recovery through the voices of those who never left: local leaders who have spent many years not only rebuilding but reimagining the systems that failed their communities long before the storm.
Hope in High Water
2025
Three expectant mothers, including the director, navigate the joys, fears, and complexity of Black motherhood in America.
Black Birth
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NRTrymaine Lee returns to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he first reported on Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest disasters in American history, as part of the Times-Picayune newsroom. Two decades later, this in-depth documentary traces the arc of recovery through the voices of those who never left: local leaders who have spent many years not only rebuilding but reimagining the systems that failed their communities long before the storm.
Hope in High Water
2025
NRTrymaine Lee returns to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he first reported on Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest disasters in American history, as part of the Times-Picayune newsroom. Two decades later, this in-depth documentary traces the arc of recovery through the voices of those who never left: local leaders who have spent many years not only rebuilding but reimagining the systems that failed their communities long before the storm.
Hope in High Water
2025
Three expectant mothers, including the director, navigate the joys, fears, and complexity of Black motherhood in America.
Black Birth
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