IKE: A Documentary

Name: IKE: A Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Austin Almanza, Mamie Aoughsten, Eric Avery

2009

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8.6/10

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One month after the devastating forces of Hurricane Ike ripped through the neighborhoods of our small island, we returned to Mr. Robert Weiss's film class at Galveston's Ball High School expecting to get back to work on the black-and-white silent films we were crafting before the storm hit. We were surprised to discover our new assignment: a documentary about Hurricane IkeÂ’s effect on our community. Many of the students in our class, along with others in the student body, were dealing with the trauma of losing our own homes. We were being faced with fears of having to leave our school, our friends, and every last sense of security in our daily lives.
Our class banded together with other concerned and devoted students to form a collective union of filmmakers, poets, and musicians, calling ourselves Â“The Hurricane Story TellersÂ”. We set out to interview people in the community and witnessed individuals who were placing their neighbors before themselves.
Now, eight months after Hurricane Ike made landfall, the self-titled Hurricane Story Tellers bring you 'IKE: A DOCUMENTARY - The Story of a Torn City Rebuilt by Everyday Heroes'. Despite all of our tribulations, we have reconnected to commemorate our people. As the waves of destruction rolled back out to sea, taking our worldly belongings with them, the people of Galveston remained standing. They deserve to have their story told and we are determined to give back to our community.

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Upon returning to their island, devastated by Hurricane Ike, amidst great loss and an unforeseeable future, students of Mr. Robert Weiss's film class at Galveston's Ball High School united t... Read allUpon returning to their island, devastated by Hurricane Ike, amidst great loss and an unforeseeable future, students of Mr. Robert Weiss's film class at Galveston's Ball High School united to document, in a truly inspirational film, the tale of their community rebuilding their co... Read allUpon returning to their island, devastated by Hurricane Ike, amidst great loss and an unforeseeable future, students of Mr. Robert Weiss's film class at Galveston's Ball High School united to document, in a truly inspirational film, the tale of their community rebuilding their community one story at a time. Now, months after landfall, the self-titled "Hurricane Story ... Read all

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As a part of their documentary, the students interviewed such prominent figures as Dan Rather and Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas, individuals who have lost everything, citizens who resided in the government-provided "Tent City", top Galveston and Houston officials, numerous volunteer recovery workers, residents who rode out the storm the night of September 13th, and the heroic efforts they are making to rebuild our island.

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Rather, Dan: Some people get excited about going to Las Vegas now, or maybe Monte Carlo. Well, for us, getting to go to Galveston maybe once over the summer maybe twice, but this was our Las Vegas, this was our Monte Carlo. Not because we gambled, or anything but just go to the beach. Galveston has this wonderful long blond beach. I know sometimes it's gray but to us it was always blond. And the sound of the washing of the waves, that I can remember from one of my earliest memories was hearing the waves washing up against some of the piers that were built out and against the seawall.