Walking on Dead Fish

Walking on Dead Fish

Walking on Dead Fish

"Walking on Dead Fish" is a 2008 independent film by first time American director, producer, and writer Franklin Martin. It is a heart felt documentary about a small town high school football team and its "displaced players" who are thrown together by the powerful winds and floods of Hurricane Katrina. It is executive produced by Franklin Martin, Stan Cassio, and Terry Bradshaw; who also narrates the documentary.

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"Walking on Dead Fish" tells the story of the East St. John Wildcats, a small-town high school football team that looks within to brave the adversity delivered by Hurricane Katrina.

Located just 15 miles west of New Orleans, the tiny town of La Place escaped the cruel flooding of its neighbor only to suffer a different kind of flood, the overnight influx of 20,000 displaced hurricane victims. Its under-funded high school, East St. John, took in 450 displaced students and 20 of them joined the football team. With their first two games already cancelled, the Wildcats and their 20 new teammates take the field against rival Hahnville despite being short on equipment and practice time and wearing both home and away jerseys.

Can teenage boys blown together by the winds of Katrina overcome the tragedy of losing their homes and school? Can kids with vastly different racial, economic and religious backgrounds co-exist?

View the recovery of the worst natural disaster in our country’s history through the eyes of a group of 16 year-old boys forced to become men. In doing so, they unite a devastated school and lift the spirit of a broken community. More than football and more than Katrina, "Walking on Dead Fish" is a testament to the will of young men who put “we” before “me.”

External Links

* [http://www.7trailers.com/walking-on-dead-fish Walking on Dead Fish Trailer]
* [http://www.walkingondeadfish.com] "Walking on Dead Fish" Film Site
* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141370/index.htm] "Sports Illustrated" Article
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24906710756&ref=ts] Facebook


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