In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, America suffered the worst domestic animal crisis in its history. Tens of thousands of house pets were left to perish in neighborhoods all across the gulf when the owners were forced to evacuate without their pets.

Tom McPhee went to Gonzales, Louisiana not knowing how he would help, just knowing he needed to help somehow. He volunteered at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center and by chance found himself spending the next four days taking picture after picture of thousands of house pets rescued from flooded New Orleans. For the next 16 months Tom would document this historic event as it unfolded, trying to understand where it all went wrong.

Director: Tom McPhee

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St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis, MO, U S A
November 2007 (Film Festival)

FirstGlance Film Fest Philly
Philadelphia, U S A
September 2007 (Film Festival)

Woods Hole Film Festival
Cape Cod, MA, U S A
August 2007 (Film Festival)

River's Edge Film Festival
Paducah, KY, U S A
August 2007 (Film Festival)

Long Island International Film Expo
Long Island, NY, U S A
July 2007 (Film Festival)

ReelheART International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario Canada, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)

New Jersey International Film Festival
New Brunswick, NJ, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)

US International Film and Video Festival Awards
1st Place Gold Camera Award
Hollywood, CA, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)

Durban International Film Festival
Durban, South Africa
June 2007 (Film Festival)
AFRICA PREMIERE

Breckenridge Festival of Film
Breckenridge, CO, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)

deadCENTER Film Festival
Oklahoma City, OK, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)

40th Annual Worldfest Houston
Gold Remi Award
Houston, TX, U S A
April 2007 (Film Festival)

MIPDOC, International Documentary Screening
Cannes, France
April 2007 (OTHER)
WESTERN EUROPE PREMIERE

Memphis International Film Festival
Memphis, TN, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)

Special Screening and Panel Member at SXSW
Austin, TX, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)

Delray Beach Film Festival
Delray Beach, FL, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)

Lake County Film Festival
Libertyville, IL, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, MS, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)

Gasparilla Film Festival
Tampa Bay, FL, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)

Park City Film Music Festival
Park City, UT, U S A
January 2007 (Film Festival)
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE

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