
Tuesday Feb 20, 2007
Hurricane on the Bayou / Greg MacGillivray Interview
An interview with Greg MacGillivray, director of the film "Hurricane on the Bayou" which was in production when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Told mostly through teenage Cajun Fiddle Artist Amanda Shaw and Cajun guitarist Tab Benoit, this IMAX film tells the story of the environmental damage to the area created by the Mississippi river as it empties into the gulf. Greg MacGillivray began his film career by shooting 8mm black-and-white movies on the campus of Newport Harbor High School. That led to self-employment as the creator of some of the best surfing films of the 60s, includng "Five Summer Stories."