Getting Back to Abnormal
Season 27 Episode 4 | 1h 22m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Election time in New Orleans.
What happens when America’s most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for Getting Back to Abnormal, a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Getting Back to Abnormal
Season 27 Episode 4 | 1h 22m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
What happens when America’s most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for Getting Back to Abnormal, a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative.
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Getting Back to Abnormal: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 23m 31s | The Getting Back to Abnormal filmmakers on the making of their new film. (23m 31s)
Getting Back to Abnormal: New Orleans
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 3m 31s | A quick look back at New Orleans history from the 1960s to the present. (3m 31s)
Getting Back to Abnormal: New Orleans 2
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 14m 25s | Barbara Lacen-Keller goes door-to-door asking people to vote for Stacy Head. (14m 25s)
Getting Back to Abnormal - Trailer
Preview: S27 Ep4 | 2m 35s | It's election time in New Orleans. (2m 35s)
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