> Sunday, August 28th 2005

> In advance of the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the city of New Orleans.

> However, no provision was made for the over 100,000 people who were incapable of evacuating themselves

...the poor, the disabled and the elderly.

> Monday, August 29th 2005

> At 6:01 AM CDT, Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana.

> By 9:00 AM CDT, the storm surge had breached the levies and 6-8 feet of water filled the Ninth Ward of New Orleans

...trapping all those left behind.

Katrina's Wake Press Kit Available Online (Click Here)

Katrina's Wake production highlighted in The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=219992&pub=1&div=News

Written/Produced/Directed by Kathilynn Phillips

Co-Produced by Jeremy Nocon & Austin Haley (Little Bo Productions)

Director of Photography - Austin Haley

Edited by Eric Springman

Executive Producer - Eric Springman

Starring

   Jocelyn Amos            Jonathan H. Jackson             De'Ja Imani Evans                         LaVita Brooks        

Shot on Location in Tupelo, Mississippi (in a 115°F attic to be precise) in High Definition 720/24PN Using the New Panasonic HVX200 and P2 Capture

FILM STILLS

(all photos ©2006 kat scratch films, LLC, all rights reserved)

The cast & crew got a  taste of what it must have been like for those trapped in their attics in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

We had to confine our filming schedule to morning and night with breaks every 20 minutes and all of mid-day.

Still, the temperature averaged 115°F and hit as high as 118°F during the filming sessions.

...and this was in May! Imagine what it would be like in August!

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS

(all photos ©2006 kat scratch films, LLC, all rights reserved)

 

CAST

Jocelyn Amos.......................................Mama

LaVita Brooks......................................Grandmama

De'Ja Imani Evans...............................Daughter

Jonathan H. Jackson...........................Son

Michael Griffin.......................................Rescuer #1

Paul Taylor.............................................Rescuer #2

 

CREW

Kathilynn Phillips..................................Writer/Director/Producer

Eric Springman....................................Editor & Executive Producer

Austin Haley.........................................Director of Photography & Co-Producer

Jeremy Nocon......................................Co-Producer

Michael Griffin......................................Production Designer

Charles Faust......................................Boom Operator

Charles Cox.........................................Set Construction

Kathilynn (Kat ) Phillips.......................Makeup

Jamelia Wright.....................................Production Assistant

Kenneth Darryl Mayfield, II...................Production Assistant

Adam Wells..........................................Production Assistant

Joshua Witherspoon............................Production Assistant

Josh Mabus..........................................Graphic Design

Filmed on location in Tupelo, Mississippi at the home of Michael Griffin

POST SERVICES

High Definition Color Correction by Paradocs Post,

a division of kat scratch films

Sound Fix & Mix by MilkBoy Recording,

Ardmore, PA - Visit Milkboyrecording.com

MUSIC

"Wade in the Water" From "You Better Lie Down" CD Recording

Traditional Lyrics. Arranged and Performed by Scott Ainslie

(c)1997 Scott Ainslie - Available through Cattailmusic.com

 

"You Gotta Get Up" From "Terraplane" CD Recording

Lyrics, Arrangment and Performance by Scott Ainslie

(c)1997 Scott Ainslie - Available through Cattailmusic.com

 

Tradtional Hymns Performed by

Praise Team - Jesus New Testament Holiness Church

Jenci Long, Wanda Long, Milton Gambrell, & Zell Long (Director)

Music Supervisor: Alex Jolly - Suite 311 Recording

 

Sponsors

Charito Nocon

Edgar Nocon

Special Thanks To:

Jesus New Testament Holiness Church, Tupelo, MS (Hays Long, Pastor)

Tupelo Film Commission, Tupelo, Mississippi; Pat Rasberry, Film Commissioner (http://www.tupelo.net/film-commission/)

Tupelo Film Festival; Pat Rasberry , Director (http://www.tupelo.net/filmfest/)

Peggy Webb, Novelist & Script Consultant (http://www.peggywebb.com/)

Mississippi Film Office, Ward Emling, Nina Parikh, & Betty Black (http://www.visitmississippi.org/film)

Lights On - Minneapolis, Camera Equipment (http://www.lightson.com/)

Sharon Ward of Sharon Ward Agency, Ridgeland Mississippi for casting assistance

Greg Carbin, NWS Storm Prediction Center, NOAA

Ginger Haley for her wonderful cooking during filming

Stamps Super Burgers - Jackson, MS & Houston, TX

Fact References:

Hurricane Katrina Victim Facts from USA Today (online):

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-14-katrina-toll_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-21-katrina-missing_x.htm

Hurricane Katrina Timeline from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hurricane_Katrina_timeline&oldid=30620485 (last visited December 11, 2005)

Various Hurricane Katrina Facts from NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com

Satellite imagery used in promotional materials are a courtesy of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)