Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe a la Hache

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Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe a la Hache
African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) | Release Date: April 18, 2014 | Not Rated
Summary: For over a century, the people of Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana have survived by fishing off of the plentiful waters surrounding their community. Over time, the powerful oil and gas industry has threatened this small, tight knit community’s way of life, culminating with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Told fromFor over a century, the people of Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana have survived by fishing off of the plentiful waters surrounding their community. Over time, the powerful oil and gas industry has threatened this small, tight knit community’s way of life, culminating with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Told from the point of view of local oyster fishing businessman Byron Encalade, we learn how a once prolific fishing community has nearly vanished. Expand
Director: Nailah Jefferson
Genre(s): Biography, History, Documentary, News
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 80 min
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