A village called Versailles

Authors:S. Leo Chiang (Producer, Director), Joel Goodman (Composer), Vân-Ánh Vanessa Vō (Composer), Walking Iris Films, Independent Television Service, Center for Asian American Media, New Day Films

Summary:A documentary about Versailles, a community in eastern New Orleans first settled by Vietnamese refugees. After Hurricane Katrina, Versailles residents impressively rise to the challenges by returning and rebuilding before most neighborhoods in New Orleans, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill just two miles away. It recounts the empowering story of how this group of people, who has already suffered so much in their lifetime, turns a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future