I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful

Carolyn remembers how she used to make dresses for her mother when she was young.

Carolyn explains why she never used recipes as a cook, and then as a licensed chef.

Carolyn, who was fair as a child, remembers her first encounter with segregation on a bus with her grandmother.

Carolyn remembers her grandmother's home cooking in Louisiana.

Carolyn explains how thankful she was for still having her house after Katrina.

Jonthan Demme talks with POV about the subject of his portrait documentary 'I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful.' The film follows Carolyn as she tries to rebuild and stand her ground for the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Demme discusses the filmmaking techniques he used to make the story both personal and universal.

Jonathan Demme’s portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans tells the story of Carolyn Parker, a lifelong resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, who is fighting for the right to rebuild her home and community.

After a screening at the Brooklyn Museum, producer Daniel Wolff talked about 'I'm Carolyn Parker' and took questions from the audience.