Shake the Devil Off
Director Peter Entell
Countries Switzerland
Duration 99 min
Synopsis
Six months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Father Ledoux struggles to keep his parish alive at St. Augustine Church, a symbol of music, faith and religion in the city. Many say this is where jazz was born, and the place where slaves, free black people and whites sat side by side for the first time to pray to God, where we can find the Tomb of the Unknown Slave. But the ecclesiastical authorities (the catholic episcopacy) insist in its closure. The community protests and decides to take matters into their own hands, defending the parish priest and the church, in what became one of the most emblematic episodes post-Katrina.
Six months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Father Ledoux struggles to keep his parish alive at St. Augustine Church, a symbol of music, faith and religion in the city. Many say this is where jazz was born, and the place where slaves, free black people and whites sat side by side for the first time to pray to God, where we can find the Tomb of the Unknown Slave. But the ecclesiastical authorities (the catholic episcopacy) insist in its closure. The community protests and decides to take matters into their own hands, defending the parish priest and the church, in what became one of the most emblematic episodes post-Katrina.