FLORIDA HUMANITIES presents WGCU's "Rising: Surviving the Surge"
Season 2, Episode 1010, Aug 08, 07:27 PM
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Join Florida Humanities and WGCU Public Media for a powerful evening of film and conversation exploring the lasting impact of Hurricane Ian, one of Florida’s most devastating storms and three years later, communities are still grappling with the storm's lasting impact. Rising: Surviving the Surge is a compelling new documentary that traces how Hurricane Ian reshaped Southwest Florida, and how the region continues to endure and adapt in the face of increasingly powerful storms. Featuring dramatic storm footage, first-hand survivor accounts, and insights from scientists, first responders, and community leaders, the film offers a sobering look at the realities of storm surge and resilience.
Rising: Surviving the Surge, a powerful new documentary from WGCU Public Media, captures personal stories from survivors, first responders, and experts as they reflect on how one catastrophic event reshaped an entire region. Host Nanette Wiser spoke to Senior producer Janine Zeitlin and video editor Tom James on their live coverage during and after the storm, their interviews with survivors and experts and the riveting footage painstakingly collected to create this powerful documentary. The message? Listen to the experts, be prepared, have a plan, evacuate when told and don't use past experience to decide what to do when a new hurricane is threatening.
Janine Zeitlin is the Senior Producer and Writer for WGCU Public Media's Documentary Unit and an investigative and multimedia journalist with more than 60 state and national awards. Tom James is the Videographer and Editor of Rising and WGCU Public Media's Documentary Unit.
Upcoming Free Documentary Screenings in Tampa Bay
August 14 | University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus (St. Petersburg)
September 24 | The Portico Cafe (Tampa)
October 22 | Eckerd College (St. Petersburg)
Guests are encouraged to stay after the film for a panel discussion with local historians who will explore Florida’s long and complex relationship with hurricanes.
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Rising: Surviving the Surge, a powerful new documentary from WGCU Public Media, captures personal stories from survivors, first responders, and experts as they reflect on how one catastrophic event reshaped an entire region. Host Nanette Wiser spoke to Senior producer Janine Zeitlin and video editor Tom James on their live coverage during and after the storm, their interviews with survivors and experts and the riveting footage painstakingly collected to create this powerful documentary. The message? Listen to the experts, be prepared, have a plan, evacuate when told and don't use past experience to decide what to do when a new hurricane is threatening.
Janine Zeitlin is the Senior Producer and Writer for WGCU Public Media's Documentary Unit and an investigative and multimedia journalist with more than 60 state and national awards. Tom James is the Videographer and Editor of Rising and WGCU Public Media's Documentary Unit.
Upcoming Free Documentary Screenings in Tampa Bay
August 14 | University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus (St. Petersburg)
September 24 | The Portico Cafe (Tampa)
October 22 | Eckerd College (St. Petersburg)
Guests are encouraged to stay after the film for a panel discussion with local historians who will explore Florida’s long and complex relationship with hurricanes.
#floridahumanities #hurricanes #film #documentary #wgcupublicmedia #janinezeitlin #tomjames #usfstpete #eckerdcollege #hurricaneian #survivingthestorm #risingsurvivingthesurge #nanettewiser #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete #dtsp #downtownstpete