Picked by The New Yorker
Belle River
Directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin · Starring Allison Van Rassel · 2022
Residents of a small Louisiana town face the prospect of their community disappearing as climate change and flooding take hold.
A quiet, haunting portrait of a town living on borrowed time.
As a result of climate change, one Louisiana town faces extinction. A short documentary, directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, and Yannick Nolin, tells the story.
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