The old man and the storm / PBS ; produced by June Cross, Julia Elliott ; written by June Cross ; a Faith Project production for WGBH/Frontline and the Independent Television Service ; WGBH Boston.

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Herbert and Lydia Gettridge raised nine children in the Lower Ninth Ward. Their house, which Mr. Gettridge built on land he purchased in 1943, took on 10 feet of water when the levees breached. Five of their children who owned homes in New Orleans also lost everything. Over the year and a half that...

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Corporate Authors: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Faith Project, Inc
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Independent Television Service
WGBH Educational Foundation
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Cross, June (Producer, Screenwriter)
Elliott, Julia (Producer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; closed-captioned.
Published: Boston, MA : Alexandria, VA : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Gettridge, Herbert.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricanes > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Levees > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Emergency management > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Disaster relief > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
New Orleans (La.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Herbert and Lydia Gettridge raised nine children in the Lower Ninth Ward. Their house, which Mr. Gettridge built on land he purchased in 1943, took on 10 feet of water when the levees breached. Five of their children who owned homes in New Orleans also lost everything. Over the year and a half that reporter June Cross follows him, Mr. Gettridge battles with the city, the insurance company, and the bureaucracy of the state-run Road Home homeowner assistance program. In June 2008, Lydia Gettridge came home, but her return was bittersweet. By sheer force of will, Mr. Gettridge had managed to rebuild their home of more than 65 years. Would he do it over again? "I'm kind of skeptical about that now," Herbert Gettridge replies. "Once upon a time, I could answer that question in a split second for you; I can't do that now."
Note:Special features: web links [text feature].
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT6 D0105863 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0793670330
9780793670338
Credits:Editor, Robert Salsbury ; director of photography, John Baynard ; reporter/researchers, Andrea De Marco, Jennifer Pritheeva Samuels, Mike Schreiber, E.J. Vega, Greg Gilderman; original music by Sohrab Habibion, Michael Hampton, Waldron Ricks.
System Details:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions.
Participant or Performer:
Reported by June Cross; commentators, Herbert Gettridge, Gale Gettridge-Branon, Cheryl Gettridge-Steele, Cyntrelle Kapinus, Jed Horne, Donald Powell, Sean Reilly, Leonard Gettridge, Jeffrey Rouse, Walter Leger Jr.
Event Details:
Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television series Frontline on January 6, 2009.