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I'm Carolyn Parker - Trailer

One woman fights to rebuild her home after Hurricane Katrina

Aired 09/20/2012 | Rating NR

POV

I'm Carolyn Parker - Trailer

Preview: Season 25 Episode 8 | 20s

One woman fights to rebuild her home after Hurricane Katrina

Jonathan Demme’s portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans tells the story of Carolyn Parker, a lifelong resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, who is fighting for the right to rebuild her home and community.

Aired 09/20/2012 | Rating NR

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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: S25 Ep8 | 27m 36s | Jonathan Demme talks about his portrait documentary of a woman from the Lower Ninth Ward (27m 36s)

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)

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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