Desert Bayou

After the horrible trauma of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of African-American evacuees were unwittingly transported to Utah, a state where only one percent of the residents were black. This documentary chronicles their experiences.

“A fascinating and guardedly hopeful tale about race, class, religion and geography in American life.” (Andrew O’Hehir, salon.com)

“[Director Alex] LeMay deftly follows the lives of two men, Clifford and Curtis. Their stories reverberate as a poignant indictment of a social disaster that began long before New Orleans' poor, black, and elderly citizens were abandoned to die.” (Lisa Katzman, Village Voice)