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Big charity [videorecording (DVD)] : the death of America's oldest hospital / a film by Alexander John Glustrom ; produced by Alex Glustrom, Ben Johnson, Catherine Rierson ; director, Alex Glustrom.

Widescreen.

[New Orleans, Louisiana] : True Movement Productions, [2017?]

[Warren, New Jersey] : [Distributed by Passion River Films], [2017?]

1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video

Includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its controversial closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. From the firsthand accounts of healthcare providers and hospital employees who withstood the storm inside the hospital, to interviews with key players involved in the closing of Charity, Big Charity shares the untold, true story around its demise and sheds new light on the sacrifices made for the sake of progress.

Charity Hospital (New Orleans, La.) -- History.

Charity Hospital (New Orleans, La.)

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Hospitals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.

Hospital closures -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Hospital closures.

Social aspects.

Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

History.

Nonfiction films.

Glustrom, Alex, film director, film producer.

Rierson, Catherine, film producer.

Johnson, Ben (Producer), composer, film producer.

True Movement Productions, production company, publisher.

Passion River Films, film distributor.

Documentary.

Subtitle on container: The death of America's oldest hospital.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Program content: ©2015.

Score composer/arranger, Ben Johnson.

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC; widescreen presentation.

New Orleans Film Festival, Best Louisiana Feature, Jury Award and Best Louisiana Feature, Audience Award

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