In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we are presenting A Reason to Stay, followed by an afterparty at Broadside with the filmmakers.
A Reason to Stay is a documentary film that tells the story of a flooded Mid-City neighborhood
mostly through camcorder footage and photos shot during and immediately after Hurricane
Katrina. Captured with compassion and humor, the film reveals how neighbors, despite extreme
adversity, supported one another in creative and life-affirming ways.
A Reason to Stay tells the story of Becnel and his wife, Angela, who bought a house in Mid City,
New Orleans just four days before Katrina arrived in the city. Out of money and not able to
evacuate, they decide to ride out the storm. What begins as a hurricane party of sorts turns into a
rescue operation, with a camera running all the while.
