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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 31 m
I'm Carolyn Parker

Summary Carolyn Parker was the last to leave her neighborhood when a mandatory evacuation order was decreed as Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans in the summer of 2005. After the flood waters subsided, Mrs. Parker was the first resident to return to her now flood-devastated community with what many thought was the "impossible dream" of bri...

Directed By: Jonathan Demme

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 31 m

I'm Carolyn Parker

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Carolyn Parker was the last to leave her neighborhood when a mandatory evacuation order was decreed as Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans in the summer of 2005. After the flood waters subsided, Mrs. Parker was the first resident to return to her now flood-devastated community with what many thought was the "impossible dream" of bri...

Directed By: Jonathan Demme

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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80
Sep 12, 2012
Jacobs, the great 20th-century philosopher-evangelist of urban life, would surely recognize this retired restaurant cook, a resident of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and the subject of Jonathan Demme's marvelous new documentary, as an indispensable "public character."
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 11, 2012
A cut above most nonfiction explorations of Katrina, thanks to the ever-empathetic Demme's talent for showcasing the uniquely human qualities of every person he films.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 20, 2012
I'm Carolyn Parker isn't so much a movie title, as a "Spartacus"-like shout that, if we all embraced, would make us a better people and country.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 11, 2012
What keeps the documentary from lapsing entirely into a generic human-interest story superficially peppered with local color is, oddly enough, the slowness with which Parker's goals are achieved.
By Joseph Jon Lanthier FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 11, 2012
In both "The Agronomist" and here, Demme looks at real people defined by their civic-mindedness and explores their politics biographically.
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25
Sep 13, 2012
There may be a lot left to say about Hurricane Katrina, but if so, I'm Carolyn Parker doesn't say it.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Clinica Estetico, Jacob Burns Film Center, P.O.V./American Documentary
Release Date Sep 14, 2012
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://imcarolynparker.com/
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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