2009 | USA | Documentary

A Village Called Versailles

  • English, Vietnamese - 66 mins
  • Director | S. Leo Chiang
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | S. Leo Chiang

STATUS: Released

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Tucked away on the eastern edge of New Orleans, a community of Vietnamese refugees has thrived for 30 years in a neighborhood they call Versailles. A Village Called Versailles recounts how the residents successfully fought against the opening of a toxic government-imposed landfill after Hurricane Katrina struck and subsequently transformed their neighborhood. A PBS Indies / Independent Lens selection.

Documentary Vietnamese Community Environmental Justice Hurricane Katrina Activism
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