The Florestine Collection
Friday, August 27 2010
THE FLORESTINE COLLECTION
Helen Hill and Paul Gailiunas
This Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina coming ashore. People who watched that storm said they’d never seen such violence in nature. Those who came back to New Orleans after the storm, would soon discover a kind of street violence that was well beyond anything the residents had ever seen. Helen Hill was a victim of a random killing in January 2007. She was a filmmaker, killed late one night in her home by an intruder. Her husband Paul and young son survived that night, but fled the city. Now Paul is making good on a promise, to finish Helen’s last film, an animated movie about an elderly woman from New Orleans named Florestine.
- Find out more about Helen and the film
HOT 8 BRASS BAND
(Above) Dinerral Shavers (Below) Bennie Pete
Dinerral Shavers was the drummer and singer for the New Orleans-based Hot 8 Brass Band. He was also a victim of the post-Katrina violence. He was shot during what would turn out to be one of the most violent weeks in post-Katrina New Orleans. Dinerral’s band mate Bennie Pete remembers when the two met. Dinerral was just 12 years old -- a skinny little live wire with big glasses, eager to perform with the band. As the anniversary of Katrina approaches, Bennie talks about his friend Dinerral, the city that struggles to rise again, and the music that holds it all together.
- Listen to music from the Hot 8 Brass Band
NEXT CHAPTER: RUBY SLIPPERS
Amy Cyrex Sins
Amy Cyrex Sins was first on the program a year and a half after Katrina hit. Amy had lost her home, but written a new cookbook, Ruby Slippers, to replace recipes she lost in the flood waters. The recipe book has since won some awards - but the best update is that Amy is now settled into her rebuilt home.
- Check out Amy's cookbook Ruby Slippers
- Hear Amy's original conversation with Dick here
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