Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
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The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground free black antebellum resistance through post-Katrina rebuilding, set to a fabulous soundtrack of New Orleans music through the ages.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-04-01
Runtime: 68 mins
Director: Dawn Logsdon
Writer: Lolis Eric Elie
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Production Companies: Serendipity Films
Production Countries: United States of America
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