FEMA City:
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In 2004, a trailer park was set-up in a field in Charlotte County, Florida, after Hurricane Charley destroyed buildings and homes. Over 2,000 people moved into 551 mobile homes and the park took on the nickname FEMA City. Once displaced, residents of FEMA City found that returning to their homes and to normalcy would prove to be one of the greatest challenges of their lives. This powerful and educational documentary explores the issues created by a lack of affordable housing after one community is hammered by a natural disaster.
"Having lived through the last year here, this is my advice to New Orleans and the other Gulf Coast towns: Don't make big camps with thousands of people, because it doesn't work," Hebert said. "It takes a bad situation and, for many people, actually makes it worse." (FEMA's City of Anxiety, Washington Post, Sept. 17 th , 2005) From the filmmaker: Official website | Trailer FEMA City is not available for purchase online yet. If you sign-up to host a screening, the filmmaker will be notified that you need a DVD...or you can contact the filmmaker directly from their profile page. Tags: documentary, , hurricane, katrina, fema, charley, wilma, rita, mobile homes, trailers, jamin griffiths, disaster No screenings of FEMA City are currently scheduled. Host one yourself!
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