Atlanta Film Festival 365

ATLF 365 Members get $1 of IMAX tickets and  $4 of Value Passes 

Hurricane on the Bayou Offers An Emotional, Music­Driven Giant Screen Ode To The Vital Swamps and Undying Spirit of New Orleans  A New IMAX ® Theatre Film from the Producers of "Everest," Shot In the Midst of Katrina, Makes a Musical Journey With Four Musicians As They Sound The Call To Restore The Vital Wetlands of Louisiana and Give New Orleans Hope for the Future  Narrated By Meryl Streep A powerfully moving giant screen film unlike any other, MacGillivray Freeman�s HURRICANE  ON THE BAYOU carries audiences behind today�s news headlines on a journey deep into the soul­ stirring heart of Louisiana � before, during and after the unprecedenteddevastation of Hurricane Katrina.  Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America�s history and featuring state­of­the art CGI special effects depicting Katrina�s fury, HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU  follows a group of four musicians, both legendary and rising, as they uncover the electrifying culture of New Orleans; explore the beautiful, alligator­filled bayous on airboats; recount their personal stories of  Katrina; and most of all, bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms.  Although these wetlands are vanishing at the astonishing rate of  one acre every 30 minutes, the wealth, cultural vitality and very future of New Orleans depend on their preservation.  Produced and distributed byMacGillivray Freeman Films (Everest, Coral Reef Adventure) with Executive Producer Audubon Nature Institute, presented by The Weather Channel, and narrated by  Academy Award ­winning actress Meryl Streep, HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU is both a haunting document of a Katrina�s powerful effects, a profound musical celebration of the city that has been called  the "soul of America," anda compelling call to restore New Orleans and protect the vital wetlands from which the city's unique identity first arose. The film opens in select IMAX theatres worldwide on  December 22.  In early 2005, two-­time Academy Award - ­nominated director Greg MacGillivray began shooting HURRICANE ON THE BAYOUas a story he hoped would sound the alarm onthe destruction  of Louisiana's vital wetlands and how a hypothetical hurricane could lead to a massive flood in New