New Orleans /
an Insignia Films production for American experience ; WGBH ; produced by Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives, Jenny Carchman ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; directed by Stephen Ives.
, United States
- Boston : [Alexandria, Va.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video,
- 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
"In association with Louisiana Public Broadcasting"--Container. "Enhanced for 16x9 televisions"--Container. Special features: 2 deleted scenes (7 min.); interview with filmmaker Stephen Ives (7 min.).
Chapters: A city's survival -- People of early New Orleans -- A connection to the past -- Resistance to Reconstruction -- Rex, King of Carnival -- Plessy v. Ferguson -- Rebuilding the neighborhood -- Birth of jazz -- The 1927 flood -- "Let the good times roll" -- A home to artists -- Finding acceptance -- Louis Armstrong returns home -- Desegregation and suburbanization -- New Orleans' promise.
Edited by Deborah Peretz, Sari Gilman; music arranged and produced by Teese Gohl; featured artist, Irvin Mayfield. Edited by Deborah Peretz, Sari Gilman; music arranged and produced by Teese Gohl; featured artist, Irvin Mayfield.
Narrator: Jeffrey Wright.
Originally aired Feb. 12, 2007 as an episode of the television program: American experience.
A profile of the city of New Orleans, focusing especially on its pre-Katrina history.
Not rated.
DVD, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Closed-captioned.
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