After the devastation of Hurricane Michael comes the long recovery in the Florida Panhandle. This documentary explores Northwest Florida in the wake of natural disaster.
Winner of the Spotlight Documentary Silver Award
In October 2018, the Category 5 storm
destroyed 40,000 homes in the Florida Panhandle
and caused billions of dollars of damage. The documentary film "After Michael" tracks the region through its
volatile first year following the devastation
of Hurricane Michael.
Welcome to rural America: dirt roads, endless sunsets, and flags for college football teams. It’s also, by the residents’ telling, the forgotten America, where public services are spotty and where one can drive for hours between hospitals.
Yet the Florida panhandle can have a forceful political impact. So how will the area mobilize for the 2020 election?
This is the third episode of the Bertelsmann Foundation documentary series Swing State Florida.
Learn more at www.swingstateflorida.com
A Bertelsmann Foundation Film
Filmed & Directed by Samuel George
Edited by Jeff Cook
Executive Produced by Irene Braam
Subjects: Hurricane Michael, Florida Panhandle, Bay County, Calhoun County, Jackson County, natural disaster, recovery, hurricane recovery, Climate Change, Florida elections, Florida Democrats, Florida Republicans, 2020 Election, Swing State, Andrew Gillum, Neil Dunn, tent city, documentary film.
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