Desert Bayou

In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge.DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the storm of the century and out of the rubble ended up at a military installation in the Utah deserts. With interviews from recording artist Master P celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach evacuees political and military leaders and community and social figures the questions of race politics and religion hurdle towards each other in this truly American story: a story of loss and reunion of sorrow and rebirth of anger and rejoicing but most of all...a story of hope.