Surviving Katrina: Making a Living in New Orleans

This documentary follows New Orleans in the long aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, showing how local businesses became lifelines for a city struggling to rebuild. Tracking a former NBC correspondent among residents and entrepreneurs, it argues that community enterprise is what helps neighborhoods survive hard times. The film ties personal resilience to the larger question of how a devastated place recovers. A grounded watch for anyone interested in Katrina, New Orleans, and community survival. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

Courtesy of Documentary on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

More Society & Politics Documentaries

Square One2019•1h 22m•HD•★9.3Panopticon2013•57m•HD•★8.9Zeitgeist: Addendum2008•2h 3m•HD•★8.6The New Rulers of the World2009•53m•HD•★8.6The Amazing World of Gravity, Part 22024•43m•HD•★8.0The Secret Lives of Cheaters2025•1h 29m•HD•★8.0Kabuki, the Path of the Flowers2020•49m•HD•★8.0An Honest Liar2021•2h 32m•HD•★7.7Extreme Construction: The New Chernobyl Shelter | FD Engineering2024•44m•HD•★7.7They Have to Read a Graduation Speech After ONLY 9 WEEKS | The Write Offs Australia2026•55m•HD•★7.7Siberia: The Land That Makes Russia More Mysterious2025•51m•4K•★8.1Caught on CCTV: Neighbourhood Watching in UK2018•46m•HD•★8.0