This past March, I went on my school’s, Kendall College of
Art and Design, alternative spring break. We went to Camp Hope in New Orleans
and volunteered our services. During this week, we helped plant trees in the
wetlands, helped build a baseball field for a local school, and worked on
de-molding a house for long-term volunteers. Before we went on this trip, our
group learned about the history of New Orleans along with the events before,
during, and after Hurricane Katrina. After watching the documentary, When
the Levees Broke, I was heartbroken for
their community. I was inspired to help not only volunteering in any way
possible, but also, to create my own short documentary of New Orleans’s current
situation.
I roughly planned my ideas for this documentary before the trip.
However, after interviewing people, my ideas evolved till I was done editing.
The hardest part about this documentary was the fact that I was doing it alone.
I wished I could have had a team to help with sound equipment, but I was left
with just a camera. As an inspiring documentary maker, I want to uncover
stories and problems that go unsolved and unrecognized.
