UPDATE 08.30.08: My flight is still good for tomorrow. I'm going to spend today with local journalist Ariella Cohen from CityBusiness
as she reports on the voluntary evacuation. One way or another, Gustav
adds to my film, and I need to gather additional elements to tell this
story. We may even attempt a small house party premiere tonight if there's anyone left in the city. My hotel closes tomorrow at noon, and I intend to give myself
at least 3 hours to get to the airport (normally a 20 minute drive).
Shades of Baghdad!
Geez, I thought I had escaped a life's sentence in breaking news when I left my career in TV journalism a few years back. All I wanted was to premiere our Katrina-related documentary here in New Orleans tomorrow. And, now, on the 3rd anniversary of that terrible disaster, Gustav has forced us to cancel the event.
To protect ourselves, we held a "sneak preview" screening last night at Fair Grinds coffeehouse. Happily, folks were thrilled with this outsider's view of their city, so it looks like I hit the mark. It'll be interesting to see how these last few days might play into a final cut of the film.
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