Bridge Life: Finding Our Way Home

UPC: 899975002481

Studio: Two Cousins Entertainment

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: Documentary filmmaker Joshua Grossberg turns his lens on Plantation, Florida loan officer and family man Dan Sheffer, whose benevolent efforts to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees start new lives in the Sunshine State yielded some unanticipated results. In the aftermath of the storm, Sheffer was deeply saddened by the nightly images of desperate New Orleans natives being herded into the Houston Astrodome. Inspired by the actions of a Good Samaritan from his own state, Sheffer determined to travel to New Orleans and extend a lifeline to anyone who would accept. After Sheffer raised the funds needed to cover the air fare for 10 evacuees to fly from Houston to Florida, he personally flew to the Astrodome to find recruits, and oversee the operation. But convincing the evacuees of his noble intentions would prove no simple task, and though not all of their stories had happy endings, the individuals who took Sheffer up on his offer would all discover that in times of crisis, sometimes help can come from the most unlikely of places. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Culture & Society

Features: Full prison interview with evacuee and director's commentary
Full interview with Michael Brown, former head of FEMA
Scenes from the Astrodome
Extended evacuee interviews
Pay it forward: a family inspired by a bridge life

Bridge Life: Finding Our Way Home

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 10/26/2010

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 57 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Bridge Life: Finding Our Way Home
1. Arrival at the Astrodome [1:49]
2. "It's Become a Small City" [4:14]
3. The Good Samaritan [6:49]
4. The Nurse [5:43]
5. Dan Pitches Florida [3:44]
6. Arrival in Miami [6:47]
7. New Homes, New Jobs [5:27]
8. Friction Starts to Appear [5:04]
9. The "Incident" [4:00]
10. Return to Louisiana [5:52]
11. Credits [5:04]

Cast and Crew: Joshua Grossberg  Director 
Joshua Grossberg  Producer 
Joshua Grossberg  Screenwriter 
Steven Glaser  Composer (Music Score) 
Kevin Wilson  Producer 

Country: USA