In powerful documentary Katrina Babies, the children and teenagers who lived through the 2005 disaster grapple with their trauma at an older age
Caravan of child evacuees displaced from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina used in Katrina Babies.Caravan of child evacuees displaced from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina used in Katrina Babies.n the HBO documentary Katrina Babies, young teen Meisha Williams recollects her experience surviving the 2005 hurricane that displaced approximately 200,000residents.
The dehumanizing experiences in Katrina Babies don’t end with the long wait for rescue – as George Bush’s government dragged its heels to respond to the disaster. The film also covers the subsequent displacement of New Orleans residents and gentrification of the city, which created a whole other set of problems for the youth. You have young people who experienced a lifetime of trauma within a short period, the stressors triggering flight-or-fight responses and developing into behavioural issues.
The film feels especially potent following the pandemic – which had a greater impact on the Black community – and the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. If unchecked, how are today’s youth going to absorb these traumas?
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