Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, follows Ms. Pearl, a 56 year old Upper 9th Ward resident and Native American, over the course of six months. Ms. Pearl enthusiastically offers her backyard ... read more 
DVD Release Date: June 30, 2009
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October 18, 20091 of the best documentaries Ive ever seen.I was hooked from beginning to end & I cant wait till Ms. Pearls World comes out.Im definitely gonna be looking out for Carnivalesque Films from now on!!!
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July 20, 2008An intriguing documentary based on the horror show Katrina created out of New Orleans. Ms. Pearl is a terribly eccentric, interesting woman and we see her and her husband trying to help their city recover from it's disaster one person at a time.
Critic Reviews
September 10, 2007
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
August 31, 2007
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
This verite digital video about coping with natural disaster contains exotic characters, tragic hardships, bureaucratic indifference, inner demons and the birth of a crack baby. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon's gently observational videography and editing let the story emerge without any controlling structure or narration... Full Review
August 30, 2007
Maureen M. Hart, Chicago Tribune
For a much more micro look at the storm's impact upon a small band of New Orleans eccentrics, there's David Redmon and Ashley Sabin's Kamp Katrina. Full Review
August 24, 2007
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
A touching documentary by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon, introduces us to [residents] of the makeshift Kamp Katrina. Full Review
August 21, 2007
Nathan Lee, Village Voice
Stirring and lurid in equal measure, the film is compelling in its details but queasily detached: verité verging on exploitation. Full Review
August 20, 2007
Joe Leydon, Variety
A worthy addition to the steadily increasing array of docs about life and strife in post-Katrina New Orleans. Full Review
August 25, 2007
Kam Williams, New Orleans Black
An eye-opening expose' welcoming white Americans to the Third World. Full Review
August 22, 2007
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon's bittersweet film documents the efforts of two New Orleans natives to help their beloved city heal from Hurricane Katrina's devastation. Full Review
August 20, 2007
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
The film is ungainly and lacks for focus, not unlike its subjects, but it has a heart as big as the Mississippi and believes in the future of New Orleans and its people.
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