I'm Carolyn Parker: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme
Clip: Season 25 Episode 8 | 27m 36s
Jonathan Demme talks about his portrait documentary of a woman from the Lower Ninth Ward
Jonthan Demme talks with POV about the subject of his portrait documentary 'I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful.' The film follows Carolyn as she tries to rebuild and stand her ground for the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Demme discusses the filmmaking techniques he used to make the story both personal and universal.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
I'm Carolyn Parker: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme
Clip: Season 25 Episode 8 | 27m 36s
Jonthan Demme talks with POV about the subject of his portrait documentary 'I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful.' The film follows Carolyn as she tries to rebuild and stand her ground for the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Demme discusses the filmmaking techniques he used to make the story both personal and universal.
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I'm Carolyn Parker: Q&A with Producer Daniel Wolff
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 6m 35s | Producer Daniel Wolff answers questions about 'I'm Carolyn Parker' (6m 35s)
Preview: S25 Ep8 | 20s | One woman fights to rebuild her home after Hurricane Katrina (20s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: First Encounter With Segregation
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 59s | Carolyn, who was fair as a child, remembers her first cross with segregation on a bus. (1m 59s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Grandmother’s Cooking
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 2m 5s | Carolyn remembers her grandmother's home cooking in Louisiana. (2m 5s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Mother's Dresses
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 14s | Carolyn remembers how she used to make dresses for her mother when she was young. (1m 14s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: No Recipes
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 52s | Carolyn explains why she never used recipes as a chef. (1m 52s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Reaction to Katrina
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 29s | Carolyn explains how thankful she was for still having her house after Katrina. (1m 29s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: They Heard Me
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 2m 45s | Carolyn remembers addressing a committee after Hurricane Katrina (2m 45s)
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