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Dear Mister President
“The tragedy continues....”
0h 5m
Overview
A New Orleans child victim of Hurricane Katrina relives her experience as she writes President Bush questioning her future. New Orleans filmmakers follow a child victim of Hurricane Katrina as she relives the events of the hurricane and its aftermath. In this short documentary film, Kaylen, a twelve year old girl, writes President Bush as she speaks of her destroyed home, her lost friends, and her uncertain fate. Come with Kaylen on her personal journey. See and hear the major players of Hurricane Katrina and draw your own conclusion as to Kaylen's fate.
Directed by Stephen Rue
Written by Stephen Rue, Gabriel Dyan
Box OfficeBudget: $10K0
Top Cast
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Kathleen Blanco
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George H. W. Bush
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George W. Bush
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James Carville
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Bill Clinton
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Jesse Jackson
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Jack Kemp
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Michael Chertoff
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Franklin Graham
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Marc H. Morial
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About Dear Mister President
Dear Mister President is a documentary film. Directed by Stephen Rue, it stars Kathleen Blanco, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush. A New Orleans child victim of Hurricane Katrina relives her experience as she writes President Bush questioning her future. New Orleans filmmakers follow a child victim of Hurricane Katrina as she relives the events of the hurricane and its aftermath. In this short documentary film, Kaylen, a twelve year old girl, writes President Bush as she speaks of her destroyed home, her lost friends, and her uncertain fate. Come with Kaylen on her personal journey. See and hear the major players of Hurricane Katrina and draw your own conclusion as to Kaylen's fate.
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