This documentary, named Professional Human Beings after poet Dave Brinks' inspiration, is about the essential role played by the arts in the recovery of post-Katrina New Orleans, expressed by New Orleans people: poets, an art therapist, a theatre producer--all members of the New Orleans artistic community.

Made by Pauline Cavillot, with essential assistance from DeVon Nolt.

Music: St James Infirmary, interpreted by Dr Saxtrum.

Pictures credit: Pauline Cavillot

With the participation of (in order of appearance):

Michael Ford (also the author and reader of the poem Ash Wednesday, which starts off the documentary)

Dave Brinks

Bill Lavender

Brett Evans and Frank Sherlock

Holly Wherry

Barbara Motley

Sincere thanks to Ilan Juran, Executive director of the Urban Utility Center at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, in New York, and Jacques Faye, Chief of the Information and Inter-ministerial Communication Office of the French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development.