By Grace Madover
Isle de Jean Charles is a devastating documentary showing the effects that rising sea levels and hurricanes have had on a coastal community. In this 8-minute short, we are shown around Isle de Jean Charles, an island off the coast of Southern Louisiana.
Réalisé par Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Isle de Jean Charles gives viewers a look into how drastically the island has changed since the 1970’s. When Isle de Jean Charles resident, Edison Dardar, grew up on the island, there were around 300 homes. Today there are only 20 homes left on the island. It was eye-opening to hear from two Isle de Jean Charles residents about the changes that occur on the island every time a hurricane passes through. They explain that each time they must evacuate. After the storm, many residents cannot return to the island because their homes have been demolished.
A la fin du film, we learn that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has analyzed the island but there are no plans to build a levee system. Without a levee system, the island is in danger of falling into the sea. Je recommande ce film à tout le monde pour mieux comprendre la vie des autres vivant dans des situations comme celle-ci.
Je note ce court documentaire 4 de 5 étoiles.
Grace Madover est une senior à l'Université du Maryland, Parc du Collège. Elle se spécialise en communications et une mineure en leadership. Elle est stagiaire en communication chez CMRubinWorld et travaille avec notre site Web et nos comptes de médias sociaux.. Outre le cinéma et l'écriture, ses intérêts incluent la lecture, cyclisme, et pâtisserie.
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